Football Preview: Spring Lions vs. Westfield Mustangs
Spring is 1-9 against Westfield since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Spring's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Summer Creek last Friday. They were dealt a 62-0 defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs. The Lions' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Westfield was beaten by North Shore 47-3 last Friday. Westfield hasn't had much luck with North Shore recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Spring's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Westfield, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Spring lost to Westfield on the road by a decisive 44-27 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Spring, Taji Atkins (who rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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