The Springstead Eagles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Cypress Creek Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. Springstead knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Cypress Creek likes a good challenge.
If Springstead beats Cypress Creek with 51 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Springstead took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 51-14 win over Hernando. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Leopards are ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Springstead got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gio Martinez out in front who threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Connor Mccazzio helped Martinez out on the ground, picking up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Springstead's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Hernando's QB won't forget Jadon Jaimes anytime soon given he sacked him three times. The dominant performance also gave Jaimes a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Cypress Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 26-19 to Fivay. One positive for the Coyotes , at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Springstead pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cypress Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Springstead against Cypress Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2018, as the squad secured a 54-7 victory. Will Springstead repeat their success, or does Cypress Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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