Spartans win game 7th game on the road

St. Joseph-Ogden's Wyatt Wertz stiff-arms Paxton-Buckley-Loda's Xander Campbell while running the ball in the fourth quarter. The Spartans (7-2) rolled to a 50-21 win in their final regular season contest on Friday. After the game, both SJO and PBL qualified for this year's state football playoff. The Spartans will face Carlinville at home on Saturday at 2pm. Meanwhile, the Panthers (5-4) will travel to Princeton to take on the 8-1 Tigers. Wertz finished the game with 20 yards on two carries.
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