Stratford and Memorial are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Stratford Spartans will be playing at home against the Memorial Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stratford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.4 points per game this season.
Stratford will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Cypress Ridge last Thursday. Stratford took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-10 victory over Cypress Ridge. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won five games by 32 points or more so far this season.
Javier Denson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Aaron Deleon was another key player, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Stratford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Parker Johnson led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Memorial had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They walked away with a 24-14 win over the Falcons.
Austin Alpe was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown. Those 72 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. 84 of Alpe's passing yards were hauled in by Carson Wall, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Memorial's defense and their seven sacks. Isaac Richardson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.4 points per game. As for Stratford, their record now sits at 6-3.
Stratford strolled past Memorial when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 24-10. Will Stratford repeat their success, or does Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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