Douglas entered their game against Spanish Springs on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Douglas Tigers fell just short of the Spanish Springs Cougars by a score of 31-28. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Douglas still got an impressive performance from Jackson Ovard, who threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Tyson Mcneil looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 287 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 33 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (92 yards to be exact) went to Brady Hummel, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
The loss snapped Douglas' winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Spanish Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Douglas will face off against McQueen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglas is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Spanish Springs, they will venture away from home to square off against Reno at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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