Football Preview: Sulphur Springs Wildcats vs. Springtown Porcupines
The Sulphur Springs Wildcats will square off against the Springtown Porcupines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sulphur Springs is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 55-14 win over Carter. With the Wildcats ahead 35-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Sulphur Springs' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaxson Haire, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. Another pass catcher making a difference was Skylar Lewis, who picked up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sulphur Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Sulphur Springs wouldn't let Carter keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sulphur Springs can thank Larren Vaughn and Xzadrian Godbolt for forcing both of them. Godbolt has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Sulphur Springs got some further help from Grayson Hardy: he made 14 total tackles and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, Springtown came tearing into Thursday's matchup with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Lions for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-16 victory. Given the Porcupines' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Lions are ranked 650th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Springtown found their leader in sophomore Kaine Hill, who threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Those 277 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Hill. Karson Ferguson was another key player, picking up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Springtown's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.2 points. As for Sulphur Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
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