The Spring-Ford Rams will face off against the Downingtown West Whippets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Spring-Ford will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Downingtown East on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 42-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Spring-Ford fell just short of Downingtown East by a score of 17-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.
Spring-Ford might have lost, but man, Matt Zollers was a machine: he rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Zollers really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run.
Even though they lost, Spring-Ford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Downingtown West put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Perkiomen Valley 35-13. Given the Whippets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Vikings are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Spring-Ford now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Downingtown West, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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