Spring Garden is 4-0 against Appalachian since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Spring Garden Panthers will host the Appalachian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Spring Garden sitting on six straight victories and Appalachian on three.
Spring Garden is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Cedar Bluff 54-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won five matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Appalachian at home against Section on Friday as the team secured a 41-14 win. The Eagles' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
It was another big night for Braden Gilliland, who rushed for 129 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Appalachian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Appalachian wouldn't let Section keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Appalachian can thank Cole Smith and Bentley Gunter for forcing both of them.
Spring Garden pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Appalachian, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Spring Garden against Appalachian when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 69-34 victory. Will Spring Garden repeat their success, or does Appalachian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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