Beech has gone 8-0 against Springfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Beech Buccaneers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Springfield Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Beech: 12.2, Springfield: 15) so any points scored will be well earned.
Beech's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Southwind's usually-dominant defense. Beech breezed by Southwind to the tune of 49-19. Considering the Buccaneers have won seven matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Beech relied on the efforts of Kaden Powell, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and Chelton Swafford, who rushed for 107 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Beech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Springfield hadn't done well against Henry County recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Springfield narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Henry County 20-17. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Yellow Jackets have posted against the Patriots since October 1, 2021.
It was another big night for Jaidon Hurst, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Beech pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.0 points per game. As for Springfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Beech has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 237.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Springfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 162.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Beech didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Springfield when the teams last played on November 1st, but they still walked away with a 21-16 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Springfield's Kason Woodson, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 214 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Beech still be able to contain Woodson? There's only one way to find out.
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