Football Preview: Truckee Wolverines vs. Spring Creek Spartans
Truckee is 8-2 against Spring Creek since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Truckee Wolverines will host the Spring Creek Spartans at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Truckee has 16 straight victories, Spring Creek has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Truckee's way against St. Vincent de Paul as Truckee made off with a 44-22 win. Fans of the Wolverines have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Truckee got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Joseph Birnbaum out in front who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown. Birnbaum got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 56 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Jace Estabrook, who rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Spring Creek was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 27-22 to Douglas. Despite 118 more yards than the Tigers, the Spartans couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Spring Creek saw an underclassman step up: Landon Boyle rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 57 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Spring Creek was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 420 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Douglas only gained 302.
Truckee's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Spring Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Truckee against Spring Creek in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 43-6 victory. In that contest, Truckee amassed a halftime lead of 23-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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