Springfield has gone 7-0 against Mineral Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Springfield Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Mineral Ridge Rams at 7:00 p.m. Springfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
Springfield's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 12-0 win over Western Reserve. The 12-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game 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 304 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mineral Ridge took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 40-8 victory over Memorial. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 24 points or more this season.
Springfield pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mineral Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Springfield beat Mineral Ridge 23-10 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springfield since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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