After only nine points in their last contest, Springfield made sure to put some points up on the board against Jacksonville on Friday. The Springfield Senators walked away with a 36-29 win over the Jacksonville Crimsons. This was payback for the Senators, who suffered a 31-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Brody Scheffler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 454 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Kale Thurman was Scheffler's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Despite the loss, Jacksonville still got an impressive performance from Braden Hutchison, who rushed for 90 yards on only eight carries. Those 90 rushing yards gave Hutchison a new career-high.
Springfield's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Jacksonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Springfield has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Sacred Heart-Griffin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Springfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37 points per game this season. As for Jacksonville, they will challenge Quincy Notre Dame at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Quincy Notre Dame will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Jacksonville surely won't give up without a fight.
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