Spring Creek has gone 8-1 against Lejeune recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Spring Creek Gators will head out to take on the Lejeune Devil Pups at 7:00 p.m. Spring Creek is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with 12 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Spring Creek finally turned things around against Union on Friday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 54-34 victory.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lejeune). They blew past Bear Grass Charter 41-14 on the road on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Devil Pups have posted since September 29, 2023.
Sebastian Dorelien had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Connor Shea also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
Lejeune's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Grady Mahaffey picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Spring Creek's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2. As for Lejeune, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Spring Creek was dealt a bruising 58-16 loss at the hands of Lejeune in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shea, who threw for 450 yards and nine touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Now that Spring Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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