There's no place like home for Big Spring, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 37-11 margin over the Middletown Blue Raiders on Friday. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 31-3 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Raiders cut but never quite recovered from.
Grant Hall was his usual excellent self, rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 91 receiving yards. Another back making a difference was Keegan Barrick, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Big Spring was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Despite the defeat, Middletown saw an underclassman step up: Gavin Paul rushed for 186 yards and a touchdown. Those 186 rushing yards gave Paul a new career-high.
Big Spring's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-5. As for Middletown, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Big Spring will venture away from home to challenge East Pennsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Pennsboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.9 points per game this season. As for Middletown, they will host Trinity at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trinity also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 37.4 points per game.
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