Football Preview: Maryville Spoofhounds vs. Savannah Savages
Maryville has gone 10-0 against Savannah recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Maryville Spoofhounds are taking a road trip to challenge the Savannah Savages at 7:00 p.m.
Maryville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Lutheran North on Saturday. They took a blow against the Crusaders, falling 40-7. It was the first time this season that the Spoofhounds let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Savannah entered their tilt with Chillicothe on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 49-6 victory over the Hornets on the road. The result was nothing new for the Savages, who have now won five games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Aiden Knechtenhofer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 66 yards and a touchdown on only five passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Jaiden Martinez was another key player, picking up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Savannah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 261 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Savannah didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Max Howe and Jackson Dudeck. Savannah got some further help from Cooper Burnsides: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Maryville's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for Savannah, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Maryville strolled past Savannah in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 39-20. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Knechtenhofer, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Maryville still be able to contain Knechtenhofer? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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