Football Recap: Spearfish Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Spearfish, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Watertown Arrows by a score of 23-12 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Spartans

Previous 4 Games (Home)

10/03/25 vs Watertown	23-12
09/19/25 vs Aberdeen Central	21-6
09/12/25 vs Mitchell	42-16
09/05/25 vs Rapid City Central	14-6

Spearfish pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points on average over those games. As for Watertown, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Spearfish will challenge Douglas at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans will be up against the Patriots' rather soft defense (which has allowed 48 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Watertown, they will square off against Tea at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Titans' defense has only allowed 10.5 points per game this season, so the Arrows' offense will have their work cut out for them.