Springfield and McClave are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Springfield Longhorns will be playing at home against the McClave Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
McClave is hoping to do what Swink couldn't on Friday: put an end to Springfield's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Springfield simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Swink 44-0 at home. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Lions are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McClave). They really took it to Holly for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-18 victory on the road. The Cardinals' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
McClave didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Steinbrunn and Taylor Leforce.
Springfield's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for McClave, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Springfield was dealt a bruising 44-8 loss at the hands of McClave in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Springfield was down 38-0.
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