Springtown has gone 4-0 against Diamond Hill-Jarvis recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Springtown Porcupines will take on the Diamond Hill-Jarvis Eagles at 11:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Springtown has six straight victories, Diamond Hill-Jarvis has 16 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Springtown's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Eastern Hills at home to the tune of 35-0. Considering the Porcupines have won three games by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Springtown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ryan Kirk led the charge by rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaine Hill, who threw for 207 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Diamond Hill-Jarvis fell victim to Decatur and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 76-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, Diamond Hill-Jarvis can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1170th, while Decatur is ranked 292nd).
Springtown's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Diamond Hill-Jarvis, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Springtown against Diamond Hill-Jarvis in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, as the squad secured a 49-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springtown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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