This Springtown Porcupines Sports Minute is brought to you by ATS Outdoors
Back to work for Pojo football Friday night. The race for the District 4-4A championship and the playoffs begins.
It’s a 7 p.m. kickoff against Lake Dallas at home. Ranked No. 8 in the state Class 4A Division I poll, the Pines are 1-2. They had their bye last week. The Falcons are 2-1.
Springtown had dropped its first two games to a pair of really good programs in Brock and Waco Robinson. But then it bounced back with an impressive 54-6 blowout of Brownwood two weeks ago.
Pojo’s offense is averaging 408 yards per game. But the hidden stat is that the running game is averaging 6.9 yards per attempt.
As for Lake Dallas, it shared the bye last week with all District 4-4A teams. It started its season with a one-score loss to Sanger. But it won the next two against Peaster and Krum.
Lady Pines volleyball is on a four-match winning streak. It travels up to the Red River area to play Iowa Park on Friday.
Springtown handled Castleberry on Tuesday. The Lady Pines are 28-11 overall and 3-1 in District 7-4A.