The Spring Hill Broncos will face off against the Emporia Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Spring Hill's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Emporia has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Spring Hill took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over Paola.
Patrick Stumpff was his usual excellent self, rushing for 211 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 50 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Hank Kotchavar, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Spring Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 426 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a win for Emporia just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Washburn Rural 53-8. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Blues are ranked 40th).
Spring Hill's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Emporia, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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