Decatur fought the good fight in their overtime game against Springtown on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Springtown Porcupines by a score of 41-38. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Porcupines apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Decatur's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jed Ross, who threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns, and Jake Milligan, who gained 188 total yards. The dominant performance also gave Ross a new career-high in rushing yards (ten). 94 of Ross' passing yards were hauled in by Cayden Forrest.
Springtown was led to victory by Kaine Hill and Ryan Kirk. Hill threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns, while Kirk rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Kirk's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Karson Ferguson, who picked up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Decatur's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Springtown, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Decatur will face off against Southwest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Decatur's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests. Springtown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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