Football Preview: Maplewood Tigers vs. Saegertown Panthers
The Maplewood Tigers will face off against the Saegertown Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maplewood will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Maplewood's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Conneaut Area on Friday. They were dealt a 41-0 defeat at the hands of the Eagles. Having soared to a lofty 55 points in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Despite the loss, Maplewood got top-tier performance from Andrew Proper, who rushed for 209 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Maplewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Saegertown hadn't done well against Mercer recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Saegertown came out on top against Mercer by a score of 14-7. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly seven points.
Maplewood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Saegertown, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.
Maplewood came up short against Saegertown in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 26-13. Can Maplewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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