On Friday, Springlake-Earth faced Happy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Springlake-Earth Wolverines fell just short of the Happy Cowboys by a score of 48-46. The Wolverines have struggled against the Cowboys recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Froylan Agundiz and Timothy Tovar certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Agundiz threw for 211 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, while Tovar picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Agundiz also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making nine total tackles and defending four passes.
Even though they lost, Springlake-Earth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Springlake-Earth wouldn't let Happy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Springlake-Earth can thank Donovan Stiggers and Tyler Tanaro for forcing both of them.
Springlake-Earth's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Happy, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Springlake-Earth will head out to take on Kress at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Springlake-Earth is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season. As for Happy, they will host Hart at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Happy is facing Hart at the right time seeing as Hart is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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