Football Recap: Springfield's Winning Streak Snapped at Four Games + How To Watch

Senators

Previous 5 Games

10/10/25 @ Sacred Heart-Griffin	33-56
10/03/25 @ Jacksonville	28-17
09/26/25 @ Quincy Notre Dame	35-29
09/20/25 vs Springfield Southeast	55-12
09/12/25 vs Lanphier	63-0

After a string of four wins, Springfield's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones, falling 56-33. While losing is never fun, the Senators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Cyclones are ranked 47th).

Springfield's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brody Scheffler, who threw for 336 yards and four TDs. The Senators' leading receiver Kale Thurman was Scheffler's top target yet again, picking up 125 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Nikolaus Stepniewski for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Springfield; they were averaging 5.8yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've fallen to only 3.4 per game.

Springfield's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-2. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Springfield will head out to square off against Rochester at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Senators will need to watch out since the Rockets have now posted at least 31 points in their last five contests. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, they will venture away from home to take on Glenwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Titans' defense has only allowed 11.3 points per game this season, so the Cyclones' offense will have their work cut out for them.