The Spalding Jaguars will welcome the Mary Persons Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Spalding is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Spalding faced off against Whitewater on Friday. Spalding enjoyed a cozy 28-14 win over Whitewater.
Spalding can attribute much of their success to Dashun Gilbert, who rushed for 97 yards on only 12 carries, and also threw for 123 yards on seven of 13 attempts. Those 97 rushing yards gave Gilbert a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Spalding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 201.5.
Meanwhile, Mary Persons came up short against LaGrange on Thursday and fell 41-28.
Spalding's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Mary Persons, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Spalding beat Mary Persons 28-20 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Will Spalding repeat their success, or does Mary Persons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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