Football Preview: Start Spartans vs. Waite Indians
Start is 8-1 against Waite since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Start Spartans will head out to take on the Waite Indians at 6:00 p.m. Start will be strutting in after a win while Waite will be coming in after a loss.
Start will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Rogers on Friday. Everything went Start's way against Rogers as Start made off with a 34-14 victory. Considering the Spartans have won three contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Waite was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Bowsher by a score of 20-18.
Waite might have lost, but man, Daveyon Holman was a machine: he picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Start has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Waite, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Start was able to grind out a solid win over Waite when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 34-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Start since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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