The Calvary Christian Warriors will be playing at home against the Cocoa Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Calvary Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six games.
Calvary Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 34-30 victory over Santa Fe. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Warriors' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Raiders are ranked 207th).
Lane Roberts was his usual excellent self, rushing for 247 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Another player making a difference was Oni Abasial, who threw for 135 yards and two TDs while completing 75% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Calvary Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Cocoa challenged Newberry on Friday. The Tigers blew past the Panthers 42-13. Considering the Tigers have won five contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Calvary Christian better keep an eye on Champ Smith. He was instrumental in Cocoa's win, throwing for 287 yards and four touchdowns. That's the most passing yards Smith has posted since back in August. Tank White was Smith's top target, picking up 77 receiving yards and one score.
One reason for the win was Cocoa's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Gregory Graham refused to say out of the backfield, picking up two sacks all by himself. Cocoa got some further help from Kyree Brooks: he made 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Calvary Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.0 points over those games. As for Cocoa, their record is now 6-4.
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