The Coyotes put three straight wins on the board with a 31-10 victory over the Sycamores on Saturday evening. Regular-season football, and the home side found a way through a stubborn defence. And here's the thing — it wasn't always this easy for them.
Before tonight they'd lost two of their last five, including a heavy defeat to the Penguins. Then came a win against the Sycamores' rivals, the Sycamores, and suddenly the rhythm had changed. The Coyotes sat deep and soaked it up in that first half, then found a way through when it mattered.
The Sycamores had been up and down all season. A crushing loss to the Penguins followed by a demolition of the Racers — inconsistency is what you notice when you watch the whole match. By then they were already playing catch-up, and the wheels came off a bit more than they should have.
Three games, three different opponents, and the Coyotes are looking like they know what they're doing. The Sycamores will make life awkward for anyone who underestimates them, but tonight they got dragged out of position more times than they'd like to remember.
The scoreline tells the story without needing further explanation. Forty-one points in the previous match, then this — the Coyotes are back on track after a spell that saw them lose their way. The Sycamores, meanwhile, went from promising signs to needing answers.
