On Friday Springstead will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Gaither Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. Springstead is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32 points per game this season.
Springstead will head out to face Gaither after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. The matchup between Springstead and Gaither wasn't particularly close, with Springstead falling 34-19.
Ej Archield Jr was his usual excellent self, throwing for 318 yards and four touchdowns for Gaither. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Hamilton, who picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gaither didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Serious Stinyard. Gaither got some further help from Jacob Aquino: he made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory was the fifth in a row for Gaither, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.4 points. As for Springstead, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Springstead has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Gaither, though, as they've been averaging only 90.6. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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