Spruce has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Hillcrest Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Both are at an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long.
Spruce's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against South Oak Cliff on Friday. They had to suffer through a 62-0 loss at the hands of the Bears. 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).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillcrest). They took down Samuell 35-18 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Spruce dropped their record down to 0-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hillcrest, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Spruce came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillcrest when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 35-32. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hillcrest's Jacoby Ogbonna, who picked up 211 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Spruce still be able to contain Ogbonna? There's only one way to find out.
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