The Haines City Hornets entered their tilt with the Springstead Eagles with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Haines City enjoyed a cozy 22-7 victory over Springstead on Friday.
The critical scores for Haines City came from Christopher Charlot, Cash Nealy, and Jamarius Knight.
The team lost despite holding Haines City to a paltry no rushing yards and no passing yards. A big part of that defensive dominance came down to Springstead's ability to keep the quarterback under pressure: the team laid him out five times before it was all said and done. Leading the way was Michael Rizzuto and his two sacks.
Haines City's victory was their third straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 5-4. Even more impressive is the teams they beat to make that streak: Springstead, George Jenkins, and Bartow. As for Springstead, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Haines City will stay at home for another week and welcome Tohopekaliga at 7:00 p.m. on November 3rd. As for Springstead, they will head out on the road to face off against Lecanto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
