Springfield hasn't had much luck against Holly recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Springfield Longhorns will venture away from home to take on the Holly Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Springfield is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Springfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Rocky Ford on Thursday as Springfield made off with a 54-32 victory.
Meanwhile, Holly was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They snuck past Las Animas with a 24-20 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Holly found their leader in underclassman Drayden McCray, who picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns. McCray also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending three passes.
Holly wouldn't let Las Animas keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brandon Sanchez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Holly got some further help from Devin Eaton: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Springfield pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Holly, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Springfield took a serious blow against Holly in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 46-12. Can Springfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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