Football Preview: Spring Creek Spartans vs. Truckee Wolverines
On Saturday Spring Creek will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Truckee Wolverines at 1:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Spring Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They walked away with a 36-25 win over Fernley.
Spring Creek found their leader in sophomore Mccoy Mcartor, who rushed for 203 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Mcartor a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Truckee put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over South Tahoe. The result was nothing new for the Wolverines, who have now won nine contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Truckee found their leader in sophomore Ivan Esparza, who picked up 55 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Wicks was another key player, gaining 117 total yards and a touchdown.
Spring Creek's record now sits at 5-6. As for Truckee, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Spring Creek was dealt a bruising 42-6 loss at the hands of Truckee in their previous meeting back in September. Can Spring Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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