A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against the Nimitz Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Spring is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Spring will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 48) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Dekaney 34-32.
Spring wouldn't let Dekaney keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Spring can thank Rueben Ingram and Merrico Phillips for forcing both of them. Phillips is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Spring was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Nimitz made easy work of Eisenhower on Thursday and carried off a 41-21 victory. Considering the Cougars have won six matchups by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Spring's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Nimitz, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Spring suffered a grim 44-24 defeat to Nimitz in their previous meeting 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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