Summit is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Independence a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Summit Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Independence Eagles. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Summit made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Franklin, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Spartans fell just short of the Admirals by a score of 8-6 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Spartans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Independence didn't have quite enough to beat Brentwood on Friday and fell 16-14. While the Eagles had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Bruins 7-0.
Summit will have to keep a close watch on Matthew Horner and Brody Bullock, a pair of players who had a big impact on Independence's prior game. Horner threw for 247 yards and one TD, while Bullock picked up 92 receiving yards and one score. Bullock showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 63 yards.
Independence didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Henry Deming and Bullock.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Summit, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Summit lost to Independence at home by a decisive 30-12 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Will the Spartans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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