Sparkman proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 24) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the Huntsville Panthers out 14-12. For the Senators, this counts as revenge for the 35-28 loss the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
The critical scores for Sparkman came from Zayden Bodner and Jabari Davis. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Williams, who threw for 246 yards and a touchdown.
One reason for the win was Sparkman's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Jamarion Matthews led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season. Sparkman got some further help from Kyle Beach: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Sparkman's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Huntsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sparkman will square off against Mae Jemison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Huntsville, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Austin at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Austin's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Huntsville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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