Football Preview: Monument Mountain Spartans vs. Franklin County Tech Eagles
The Monument Mountain Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Franklin County Tech Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Monument Mountain is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Springfield International Charter School just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 54-52.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin County Tech). They blew past Mahar Regional, posting a 48-14 victory. With the Eagles ahead 28-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Josiah Little was his usual excellent self, rushing for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Wyatt Whitman was in the mix as well, providing Franklin County Tech with two touchdowns.
Franklin County Tech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mahar Regional only rushed for 91.
Franklin County Tech pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.2 points per game. As for Monument Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
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