Spruce Creek hasn't had much luck against Lake Mary recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Spruce Creek Hawks will square off against the Lake Mary Rams at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Spruce Creek comes in on three and Lake Mary on seven.
Spruce Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They slipped by Flagler Palm Coast 36-35.
Meanwhile, Lake Mary took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-14 win over DeLand. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won six contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Lake Mary's victory came down to the chemistry between Noah Grubbs and his top target Chase Hinshaw. Grubbs threw for 239 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes while Hinshaw picked up 142 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Parker Perales also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Spruce Creek has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points per game. As for Lake Mary, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Spruce Creek was dealt a bruising 42-7 loss at the hands of Lake Mary when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grubbs, who threw for 381 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. Now that Spruce 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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