Football Recap: Eastern Hills Highlanders vs. Springtown Porcupines
Friday just wasn't the day for Eastern Hills's offense. They took a blow against the Springtown Porcupines on Friday, falling 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 879th, while the Porcupines are ranked 191st).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Springtown to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryan Kirk, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaine Hill, who threw for 207 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Eastern Hills and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Springtown, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
It'll be Eastside v. Westside when Eastern Hills' and Southwest meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Springtown, they will head out on the road to challenge Diamond Hill-Jarvis at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Springtown's defense has only allowed 11.7 points per game this season, so Diamond Hill-Jarvis' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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