Football Preview: Mineral Ridge Rams vs. Springfield Tigers
Mineral Ridge is 0-7 against Springfield since October of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Mineral Ridge Rams will play host again on Friday to welcome the Springfield Tigers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Mineral Ridge at home against Memorial as the squad secured a 40-8 victory. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Springfield had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They never let the Blue Devils onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The 12-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Dante Gentile, who rushed for 267 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Springfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 304 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Mineral Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Springfield, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Mineral Ridge came up short against Springfield in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 23-10. Will Mineral Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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