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| 10/11/24 - Home | 6-52 L |
| 10/07/23 - Away | 46-12 W |
| 10/07/22 - Home | 64-22 W |
| 09/17/21 - Away | 46-6 W |
| 11/01/19 - Away | 52-12 W |
| + 4 more games |
Holly has gone 7-2 against Springfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wildcats will challenge the Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Holly has given up an average of 36.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Holly is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Las Animas on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Wildcats were dealt a 58-6 loss at the hands of the Trojans. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Springfield). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Rocky Ford 62-20. The Longhorns pushed the score to 56-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Meloneers cut but never quite recovered from.
Springfield found their leader in sophomore Coltin Woodhouse, who rushed for 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 161 yards and three TDs on only 11 passes. Woodhouse's passing game has become a key predictor of the Longhorns' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.
Springfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Springfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.5 points over those games. As for Holly, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Holly took a serious blow against Springfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 52-6. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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