Two dominant signal callers in Jaden Duckett and Austin Guest are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sprayberry Yellow Jackets will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Creekview Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. Sprayberry's defense has only allowed 12.3 points per game this season, so Creekview's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Sprayberry is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Riverwood: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sprayberry blew Riverwood out of the water with a 34-3 final score. The Yellow Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 28 points or more this season.
Duckett was his usual excellent self, rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 120 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Rayshawn Simpkins, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sprayberry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverwood only rushed for 57.
Sprayberry's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Kealen Jones, Roman Spink, and Jack Trout picked up one apiece. Spink is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Creekview entered their matchup against Woodstock on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Creekview took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Woodstock. It was the first time this season that the Grizzlies let down their fans at home.
Creekview's loss came about despite a quality game from Guest, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 301 yards and a touchdown. 98 of those passing yards were hauled in by Nathan Agyemang.
The win made it two in a row for Sprayberry and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Creekview, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Sprayberry has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 167.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Creekview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 197.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Sprayberry's way against Creekview in their previous meeting back in November of 2020, as Sprayberry made off with a 34-14 victory. Will Sprayberry repeat their success, or does Creekview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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