The Spring Grove Rockets will head out on the road to square off against the South Western Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Spring Grove is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 45 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Dallastown on Friday. They had to suffer through a 44-7 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. The loss continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, South Western came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Bearcats 35-34.
South Western's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Declan Smith led the charge by picking up 138 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Smith was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 68 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Graham, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
The defeat snapped Spring Grove's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-4 record. As for South Western, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Spring Grove came up short against South Western in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 35-25. Can Spring Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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