Springfield made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Pearl-Cohn, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Yellow Jackets fell just short of the Firebirds by a score of 35-33 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their meetings with the Firebirds: they've now lost five in a row.
Springfield lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kason Woodson, who rushed for 54 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 95 yards and one TD. Jaidon Hurst was another key player, rushing for 76 yards and one score.
Having lost for the first time this season, Springfield fell to 5-1. As for Pearl-Cohn, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Coming up, Springfield will challenge Liberty Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pearl-Cohn, they will host Bartlett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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