Original sentence: It cuts down on unnecessary injuries on both sides and allows team members to rest up for games against more equal opponents
Edited sentence: For old-style fans and (sometimes) coaches, it prevents them from giving a decidedly weaker opponent a deservedly embarrassing shellacking, especially if they believe the weaker team has no business playing them.It cuts down on unnecessary injuries and allows team members to rest up for games against better opponents.Note: To be fair, most coaches do not intentionally run up the score of a game against a weak opponent, although many times, the stronger team's junior varsity will easily score several times against the opponent's varsity