Sparks lost against Wooster back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Sparks Railroaders and the Wooster Colts were almost perfectly matched up, but the Sparks Railroaders suffered a 20-19 defeat. The loss continues a trend for the Railroaders in their matchups with the Colts: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Sparks still got an impressive performance from Max Hendrix, who threw for 190 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (109 yards to be exact) went to Aiden Garibay-Rogers.
Sparks wouldn't let Wooster keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sparks can thank Garibay-Rogers and Ayden Owens for forcing both of them. Sparks got some further help from Kayden Hulet: he made 18 total tackles.
Az Alvarez was a one-man wrecking crew for Wooster as he rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Alvarez is now averaging an impressive 106.5 rushing yards per game.
Sparks' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Wooster, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sparks will square off against Hug at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wooster, they will head out on the road to face off against Fernley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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