Appalachian hasn't had much luck against Spring Garden recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Appalachian Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Spring Garden Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Spring Garden is hoping to do what Section couldn't on Friday: put an end to Appalachian's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Appalachian breezed by Section at home to the tune of 41-14. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-0.
Braden Gilliland was his usual excellent self, rushing for 129 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Appalachian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Appalachian wouldn't let Section keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Appalachian can thank Cole Smith and Bentley Gunter for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Spring Garden got themselves on the board against Cedar Bluff on Friday, but Cedar Bluff never followed suit. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 54-0 victory over the Tigers. The matchup marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the season.
Appalachian's record now sits at 5-1. As for Spring Garden, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Appalachian was dealt a bruising 69-34 loss at the hands of Spring Garden in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Can Appalachian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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