Spruce has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Hillcrest Panthers at 7:30 p.m. The two teams 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 last Friday. They were dealt 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 strolled past Samuell with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 35-18. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Spruce dropped their record down to 0-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hillcrest, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Spruce skirted past Hillcrest 35-32 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. 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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