The Emporia Spartans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Spring Hill Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Emporia is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Washburn Rural on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Emporia was outmatched by Washburn Rural on the road and fell 53-8. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Blues: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Spring Hill humbled Paola with a 42-7 victory.
It was another big night for Patrick Stumpff, who rushed for 211 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards. Hank Kotchavar was another key back, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Spring Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 426 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Emporia's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Spring Hill, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
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