Springfield owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top against the Western Reserve Blue Devils by a score of 12-0. The 12-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Dante Gentile continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 267 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Springfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Springfield's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Western Reserve, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-1 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Springfield is on the road again on Friday to play Mineral Ridge at 7:00 p.m. Springfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season. As for Western Reserve, they are taking a road trip to square off against Waterloo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Reserve's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Waterloo's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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