Spain Park faced Hoover in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Jaguars took a 21-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Jaguars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Even if they lost, Spain Park's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was TK Slaughter with two. Spain Park got some further help from Nathan Byrd: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
The critical scores for Hoover came from Jonah Winston, Anderson Clark, and Jeremiah Tabb.
Spain Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Hoover, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Spain Park will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Helena at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th. This will be the Jaguars' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Hoover, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 34-26 loss against Hillcrest on the 5th.
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