Spring Creek hasn't had much luck against Princeton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Spring Creek Gators will look to defend their home field against the Princeton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Spring Creek's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Eastern Wayne on Friday. They had to suffer through a 54-0 loss at the hands of the Warriors. The Gators' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Princeton beat Goldsboro 38-30 on Friday.
Princeton found their leader in underclassman Teo Mcphatter, who rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Lewallen, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Princeton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Spring Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Princeton, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Spring Creek was dealt a bruising 56-8 loss at the hands of Princeton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lewallen, who rushed for 272 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Spring Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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