McClave and Springfield are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The McClave Cardinals will head out to square off against the Springfield Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with McClave sitting on seven straight wins and Springfield on six.
McClave will bounce into Friday's match after beating Holly, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. McClave blew past Holly 64-18 on the road on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 58-12.
McClave didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Steinbrunn and Taylor Leforce.
Meanwhile, Springfield got themselves on the board against Swink on Friday, but Swink never followed suit. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 44-0 victory over the Lions. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Lions are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McClave pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Springfield, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for McClave against Springfield in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 44-8 win. In that matchup, McClave amassed a halftime lead of 38-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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