The Exira-EHK Spartans Football team will play host to the Griswold Tigers this Friday for Senior Night. Although the 2-5 record might not be stellar, they have been improving over the last few weeks. Head Coach Drew Buckholdt has been proud of his team’s ability to battle back.

One of the Spartans biggest areas of improvement has been the offensive line. Throughout the course of the season, they have helped quarterback Bryce Brabham run for 870 yards. Buckholdt says his line’s ability to communicate and stay on blocks has made all the difference.

An improving offensive line can do nothing but help an already talented runner in Brabham. However, last week he had one of his most effective games last week against East Mills. He threw for 244 yards and 4 touchdowns. It adds another dimension to the Spartans and Buckholdt has been impressed with the growth of his quarterback.

Although there is a chance at an at-large bid for the Spartans the message from Buckholdt about this game was simple.

Griswold won’t be an easy out for the Spartans as they have a lethal passing game with numerous weapons on the outside and Buckholdt says that pressuring the quarterback will be key.

You catch all the action on KJAN with pregame coverage starting at 6:30 pm