Football Preview: Methacton Warriors vs. Spring-Ford Rams
Methacton hasn't had much luck against Spring-Ford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Methacton Warriors will square off against the Spring-Ford Rams at 7:00 p.m. Methacton will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Methacton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 39-14 margin over Boyertown last Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Warriors have posted against the Bears since September 21, 2018.
Meanwhile, Spring-Ford posted their biggest win since September 22, 2023 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-3 victory over Norristown at home. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Eagles are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jamal Lewis had a dynamite game for Spring-Ford, rushing for 166 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Lewis a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Hinkle, who gained 70 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Spring-Ford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Methacton's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Spring-Ford, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Methacton might still be hurting after the 30-7 defeat they got from Spring-Ford in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Methacton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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