The matchup between Sparta/Steeleville and Dupo on Friday hardly resembled the 23-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Sparta/Steeleville Bulldogs came up short against the Dupo Tigers, falling 47-26. The loss leaves the Bulldogs without a win on the season.
Sparta/Steeleville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Dariontez Monroe, who threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Quintin Littlepage, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Leading Dupo to victory were Deegan Prater and Luke Ellis. Prater threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns, while Ellis rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Sparta/Steeleville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Dupo, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Sparta/Steeleville will look to defend their home field on Friday against Frankfort at 7:00 p.m. Sparta/Steeleville is facing Frankfort at the right time seeing as Frankfort is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Dupo, they are taking a road trip to take on Nashville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dupo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
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