The Southwest Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the Springtown Porcupines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Southwest has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Springtown will arrive with three straight victories.
Southwest's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Brock on Friday. They were outmatched by the Eagles on the road and fell 55-0. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 507th, while the Eagles are ranked 54th).
Meanwhile, Springtown didn't have too much breathing room in their match against China Spring on Friday, but they still walked away with a 28-23 win.
It was another big night for Kaine Hill, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 124 yards on ten of 16 attempts. Springtown also got a significant boost from Ryan Kirk, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Springtown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Southwest's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Springtown, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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