The Springtown Porcupines will challenge the Sulphur Springs Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Springtown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 52-16 win over Castleberry. Winning may never get old, but the Porcupines sure are getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Springtown found their leader in sophomore Kaine Hill, who threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Hill has posted since back in September. Karson Ferguson was another key player, picking up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Sulphur Springs' strategy against Carter on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sulphur Springs blew Carter out of the water with a 55-14 final score. With the Wildcats ahead 35-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Sulphur Springs' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaxson Haire, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar Lewis, who picked up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sulphur Springs wouldn't let Carter keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sulphur Springs can thank Larren Vaughn and Xzadrian Godbolt for forcing both of them. Godbolt is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played. Sulphur Springs got some further help from Grayson Hardy: he made 14 total tackles and snagged an interception.
Springtown's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.2 points. As for Sulphur Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
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