Football Game Preview: Battle Spartans vs. Smith-Cotton Tigers

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Previous 5 Games

09/30/22 - Home	50-15 W
10/01/21 - Away	58-6 W
10/10/20 - Home	49-9 W
09/06/19 - Away	61-21 W
08/31/18 - Home	39-22 W

Battle has gone a perfect 5-0 against Smith-Cotton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Spartans will take on the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Battle will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.

Battle is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Camdenton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Spartans had to suffer through a 53-24 loss at the hands of the Lakers. On the bright side, the 24- point effort marked the Spartans' highest-scoring contest to date.

Meanwhile, Smith-Cotton lost to Hickman on the road by a 33-14 margin on Friday.

Although Smith-Cotton took the loss, they still got scores from Dax Wiskur and Koleman Fredrickson.

Smith-Cotton's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Battle, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.

Everything came up roses for Battle against Smith-Cotton in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, as the team secured a 50-15 win. In that matchup, the Spartans amassed a halftime lead of 22-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.