The Springtown Porcupines will venture away from home to square off against the Eastern Hills Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Springtown's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Springtown's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Carter-Riverside 55-0. Fans of the Porcupines have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Kaine Hill
| 10/03/25 vs Carter-Riverside | 160.4 |
| 09/25/25 @ Southwest | 138.3 |
| 09/19/25 @ China Spring | 77.4 |
| 09/12/25 vs Kennedale | 113.4 |
| 09/05/25 @ Graham | 133.3 |
| + 6 more games |
Springtown's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kaine Hill, who threw for 155 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and Jon Anthony Lardizabal, who rushed for 147 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries. What's more, Hill racked up 160.4 passer rating, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. Omar Hernandez was in the mix as well, providing Springtown with two scores.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Springtown proved: they limited Carter-Riverside to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Kasen Beaman for the heroic effort on defense: he. Springtown didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 19.2.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Springtown, racking up 14 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Hernandez, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hills played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Decatur 57-24. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 647th, while the Eagles are ranked 158th).
Springtown will have to contain Christopher Johnson as he made an impact in Eastern Hills' last game. He rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 104 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Prince Hill, who rushed for 100 yards and one TD.
Eastern Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Springtown, their record is now 6-0.
Everything came up roses for Springtown against Eastern Hills in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 35-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Porcupines since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
