Hillcrest and Spruce are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Hillcrest Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Spruce Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest will be strutting in after a win while Spruce will be coming in after a defeat.
Hillcrest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Samuell with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-18. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Spruce was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by South Oak Cliff 62-0. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1018th, while the Bears are ranked 15th).
The victory got Hillcrest back to even at 2-2. As for Spruce, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Hillcrest couldn't quite finish off Spruce when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 35-32. Can Hillcrest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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