Spring has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withthe Dekaney Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Spring is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by MacArthur on the road to the tune of 61-13 on Friday.
Emanuel Bowen was a one-man wrecking crew for Spring as he rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Bowen's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Spring was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 461 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Spring wouldn't let MacArthur keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Merrico Phillips was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Spring got some further help from Floyd Guidry: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Dekaney was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Eisenhower 56-28 at home. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 30.7 points per game.
David Edmondson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 208 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 67 yards on only six carries. Tanook Hines was Edmondson's top target, picking up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Dekaney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cordey Sherman, Brent O?Neil, and Calvin Carter picked up one apiece.
Spring's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Dekaney, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Spring has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Dekaney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 166.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Spring lost to Dekaney at home by a decisive 21-7 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Spring avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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