Football Preview: Garden Spot Spartans vs. Warwick Warriors
The Garden Spot Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Warwick Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Warwick took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Garden Spot, who comes in off a win.
Garden Spot took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 31-23 victory over Fleetwood. The high-scoring effort was just what the Spartans needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
A big part of Garden Spot's win came down to the chemistry between Aj Hurst and his top target Jace Conrad. Hurst threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes while Conrad picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Hurst a new career-high in rushing yards. Andrew Pemberton got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Warwick started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Cocalico. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 10-7 on Friday. The matchup was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Warriors couldn't quite close it out.
Garden Spot's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Warwick, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Garden Spot took a serious blow against Warwick in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, falling 56-13. Thankfully for Garden Spot, Joey Mccracken (who threw for 286 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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