It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Kingsland ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Spring Grove Lions 17-14. The 17-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Kaaleem Reiland, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown.
Kingsland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Kingsland's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ira Schmidt and Parker Johnson, who racked up four sacks between them. Schmidt has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
Kingsland's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Spring Grove, with the defeat, they broke their ten-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-1.
Kingsland will face off against LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Kingsland likes a good challenge. Spring Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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