Football Preview: Spring Grove Rockets vs. Red Lion Lions
The Spring Grove Rockets will challenge the Red Lion Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Lion took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Spring Grove, who comes in off a win.
Spring Grove's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Northeastern on the road to the tune of 49-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Rockets considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Among those leading the charge was Devaris Thompson, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Spring Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Red Lion came up short against South Western on Friday and fell 26-16. The Lions have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Mason Platts, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 153 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Spring Grove back to even at 3-3. As for Red Lion, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Spring Grove strolled past Red Lion when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 63-49. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Red Lion's LaDainian Strausbaugh, who rushed for 219 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Spring Grove to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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