The Spruce Creek Hawks will face off against the DeLand Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Spruce Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Gulf Coast 56-35 on Thursday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Sharks are ranked 273rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Spruce Creek got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Daniel Proenza out in front who rushed for 167 yards and three scores on only 12 carries, and also threw for 28 yards and one touchdown. Cameron Oxendine was another key pass catcher, picking up 171 receiving yards and four TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Spruce Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, DeLand put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lake Gibson 54-7. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-7.
Spruce Creek's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for DeLand, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Everything came up roses for Spruce Creek against DeLand when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as the team secured a 48-13 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Bulldogs' Taihj Moore, who rushed for 265 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 16.6 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Hawks still be able to contain Moore? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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