Football Preview: Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish vs. Fair Grove Eagles
The Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish will take on the Fair Grove Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Springfield Catholic had to suffer through a 48-9 loss at the hands of Forsyth. The Fighting Irish haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Fair Grove put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 61-21 win over Clever. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Spensar Seiger was his usual excellent self, rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 186 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Gavin Thomason was Seiger's top target, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 45 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fair Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 443 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Fair Grove wouldn't let Clever keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fair Grove can thank Logan Wilson and Gage Hill for forcing both of them.
Springfield Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Fair Grove, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Springfield Catholic against Fair Grove in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, as the team secured a 41-6 win. Will Springfield Catholic repeat their success, or does Fair Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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