Springfield is 0-8 against Beech since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Springfield Yellow Jackets will be staying on the road to face off against the Beech Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Springfield's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Beech's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Springfield will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Henry County, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Springfield had just enough and edged Henry County out 20-17. That's two games straight that the Yellow Jackets have won by exactly three points.
Jaidon Hurst continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Meanwhile, Beech came tearing into Friday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 49-19 win over the Jaguars. Considering the Buccaneers have won seven matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Beech's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kaden Powell, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and Chelton Swafford, who rushed for 107 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Beech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Beech's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.2 points per game. As for Springfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Springfield has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Beech struggles in that department as they've been averaging 237.5. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Springfield came up short against Beech in their previous matchup on November 1st, falling 21-16. Can Springfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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