Springfield Township is 0-8 against Upper Moreland since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Springfield Township Spartans will face off against the Upper Moreland Bears at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Springfield Township sitting on four straight victories and Upper Moreland on five.
Springfield Township's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-0 win over Lower Moreland at home. Springfield Township's victory was all the more impressive since the Lions were averaging only 13 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Upper Moreland). They breezed by Henderson on the road to the tune of 48-7 on Friday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Warriors are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Upper Moreland's win came down to the chemistry between Alex Foley and his top target Aidan Tuffy. Foley threw for 142 yards and three touchdowns while Tuffy gained 73 total yards and two touchdowns. Tuffy didn't just play on offense: he also made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Springfield Township's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Upper Moreland, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Springfield Township lost to Upper Moreland on the road by a decisive 24-7 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Springfield Township avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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