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By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 2:13am

Football Preview: Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils vs. Big Spring Bulldogs

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Greencastle-Antrim and Big Spring are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils will square off against the Big Spring Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Last Friday, Greencastle-Antrim was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 7-3 to East Pennsboro. The Blue Devils have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Big Spring was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a hard 21-6 fall against Milton Hershey.

Despite the loss, Big Spring got top-tier performance from Grant Hall, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 73 receiving yards.

Greencastle-Antrim's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Big Spring, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

Greencastle-Antrim came out on top in a nail-biter against Big Spring in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, sneaking past 17-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Big Spring's Connor Green, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Greencastle-Antrim to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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