A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withthe Spring Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, everything went Nimitz's way against Eisenhower as Nimitz made off with a 41-21 win. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won six games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Spring had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They skirted past the Wildcats 34-32.
Spring wouldn't let Dekaney keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Spring can thank Rueben Ingram and Merrico Phillips for forcing both of them. Ingram also made four total tackles, which is notable because Spring is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-4 otherwise.
Spring was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Nimitz's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Spring, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
Nimitz took their victory against Spring in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 44-24. Will Nimitz repeat their success, or does Spring have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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