If Beech was riding high fresh off their 49-19 takedown of Southwind last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Beech Buccaneers were dealt a 47-14 defeat at the hands of the Springfield Yellow Jackets on Friday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Buccaneers, who until this game were averaging 14.92 points allowed.
Despite the loss, Beech still got an impressive performance from Kaden Powell, who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Beech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests.
Springfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaidon Hurst, who rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry. Backing up that air attack was Keenan (Kj) Chatman, who rushed for 93 yards and three rushing touchdowns.
Beech's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-2. As for Springfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Beech does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Springfield, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Page at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Page comes in on 13 and Springfield on three.
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