After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sandy Creek, Spalding was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They strolled past the Whitewater Wildcats with points to spare, taking the game 28-14.
Dashun Gilbert looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 97 yards on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 123 yards on seven of 13 attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Spalding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 201.5.
The win got Spalding back to even at 4-4. As for Whitewater, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.
Spalding has already played their next match, a 19-17 victory against Mary Persons on the 18th. As for Whitewater, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 28-21 loss against Sandy Creek on the 18th.
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