Spruce Creek is 2-8 against DeLand since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Spruce Creek Hawks are on the road again to play the DeLand Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Spruce Creek will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Titusville on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 27-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. Spruce Creek fell just short of Titusville by a score of 21-18. The contest marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, DeLand had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They breezed by the Wolves at home to the tune of 56-20. The match marked the Bulldogs' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Gardner Nordman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 196 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was LaDamion Bletcher, who gained 86 total yards and a touchdown.
Spruce Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for DeLand, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Spruce Creek came up short against DeLand in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 35-25. Can Spruce Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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