The Stafford Spartans and the Pine Tree Pirates are set to duel on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Stafford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 41-0 victory over Wheatley. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Spartans this season.
Stafford can attribute much of their success to Zachary Brown, who threw for 62 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Stafford also got a significant boost from Dillan Tatum, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Stafford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 73 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 148.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 11 points in total. All came courtesy of Fernando Correa: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 2-for-2 kicking extra points for an additional two.
Meanwhile, Pine Tree waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 35-28. 35 seems to be a good number for the Pirates as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Pine Tree pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.7 points per game. As for Stafford, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
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