Marple Newtown is 2-8 against Springfield since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers are on the road again to play the Springfield Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Marple Newtown's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Pottsgrove 20-0.
Meanwhile, Springfield waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Knights 49-6. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Knights are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marple Newtown pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Springfield, their record now sits at 10-1.
Marple Newtown was dealt a bruising 48-14 defeat at the hands of Springfield in their previous meeting back in August. Can Marple Newtown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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