The Stratford Spartans will take on the Hunters Lane Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Stratford's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They skirted past RePublic 2-0. The two-point effort marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Hunters Lane was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 32-8 to Battle Ground Academy. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Wildcats are ranked 38th).
The losing side was boosted by Isaiah Mcgill, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Stratford back to even at 3-3. As for Hunters Lane, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Stratford was able to grind out a solid win over Hunters Lane when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 47-40. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mcgill, who rushed for 229 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Stratford still be able to contain Mcgill? There's only one way to find out.
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