Football Preview: Stratford Spartans vs. RePublic
Stratford has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host RePublic at 7:00 p.m. Stratford will be strutting in after a victory while RePublic will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Stratford finally turned things around against Sycamore on Friday. They blew past the War Eagles 27-6.
Stratford's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Patterson Thacker led the charge by throwing for 130 yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Stratford's defense and their four sacks. Keyioun Mcallister was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Stratford got some further help from Altavion Frazier: he made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
RePublic played against Friendship Christian and lost via forfeit.
Stratford's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for RePublic, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Stratford against RePublic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 53-14 victory. In that contest, Stratford amassed a halftime lead of 41-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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