Springfield is 1-6 against Henry County since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Springfield Yellow Jackets are on the road again to play the Henry County Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Springfield's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Henry County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, it was close, but Springfield sidestepped Munford for a 32-29 win.
A big part of Springfield's victory came down to the chemistry between Kason Woodson and his top target Ja? Braylon Ellis. Woodson threw for 353 yards and five touchdowns while Braylon Ellis picked up 161 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Springfield is 4-1 when Braylon Ellis posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. A healthy portion of Woodson's aerial production (87 yards to be exact) also went to Cameron Cobbins, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Henry County waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the Warriors with points to spare, taking the game 20-6.
Springfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.0 points per game. As for Henry County, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Springfield and Henry County were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September, but Springfield suffered an agonizing 23-22 defeat. Can Springfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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