The Willow Springs Bears will head out to face off against the Fair Grove Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Willow Springs has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Fair Grove will arrive with nine straight wins.
Willow Springs is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Ava on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Willow Springs was beaten by Ava 54-8. While losing is never fun, Willow Springs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 284th, while Ava is ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, Fair Grove strolled past Strafford with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 26-11. The 26-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Spensar Seiger was his usual excellent self, rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 129 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Willow Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Fair Grove, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Willow Springs was dealt a bruising 45-6 loss at the hands of Fair Grove in their previous meeting back in October of 2018. Can Willow Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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