The Downingtown East Cougars will square off against the Spring-Ford Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Downingtown East nor Spring-Ford posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Downingtown East will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They had to suffer through a 31-2 loss at the hands of Toms River North.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-7, which was the final score in Spring-Ford's tilt against Easton Area on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rams came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Rovers are ranked 109th).
Downingtown East's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Spring-Ford, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Downingtown East beat Spring-Ford 21-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downingtown East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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