Football Preview: Springfield Senators vs. Quincy Notre Dame Raiders
Springfield has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Quincy Notre Dame Raiders at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
If Springfield beats Quincy Notre Dame with 51 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Springfield blew past Springfield Southeast 51-24 on the road on Friday. Considering the Senators have won three matchups by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Springfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brody Scheffler out in front who threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Scheffler a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Armanze Lewis, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns.
Springfield's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Elijah Taylor and Richard Stults.
Meanwhile, Quincy Notre Dame entered their tilt with Sacred Heart-Griffin on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Cyclones at home to the tune of 37-7.
Springfield's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Quincy Notre Dame, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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