Football Preview: Warwick Warriors vs. Garden Spot Spartans
The Warwick Warriors will face off against the Garden Spot Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Warwick's defense has only allowed 10.6 points per game this season, so Garden Spot's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Warwick is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Cocalico last Friday. Warwick fell just short of Cocalico by a score of 10-7.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Garden Spot, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 31-23 victory over Fleetwood last Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Spartans needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Garden Spot had a senior duo take command as Aj Hurst threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes and Jace Conrad picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Hurst a new career-high in rushing yards. Andrew Pemberton got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Warwick's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Garden Spot, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Warwick against Garden Spot when the teams last played back in August of 2019, as the team secured a 56-13 win. In that matchup, Warwick amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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