Football Recap: Plum Comes Up Short

On Friday, the Plum Mustangs had to suffer through a 43-7 loss at the hands of the Pine-Richland Rams. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Rams are ranked fifth).

Antonio Hanzlik threw for 66 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Sloan Humphries was his top target, picking up 27 receiving yards. On the ground, Darian Nelson rushed for 39 yards.

Pine-Richland found their leader in underclassman Aaron Strader, who threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Pine-Richland also got a significant boost from Maclane Miller, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 98 yards.

Plum's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Pine-Richland, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.

Plum will head out to challenge Penn-Trafford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Penn-Trafford's defense has only allowed 16.4 points per game this season, so Plum's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Pine-Richland, they will welcome Fox Chapel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine-Richland will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

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