Football Recap: Mars Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Eric Kasperowicz

Mars had won two straight games and Eric Kasperowicz did his part to make it three on Friday. The Mars Fightin' Planets secured a 48-42 W over the Montour Spartans thanks in part to Kasperowicz, who rushed for 213 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.

Nathan Walker threw for 205 yards while completing 84% of his passes. Gabe Hein was his top target, picking up 84 receiving yards. On the ground, Kasperowicz rushed for 213 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.

Montour lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caden Halajcio, who rushed for 167 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Halajcio really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Baron, who picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Mars now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Montour, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-2.

Mars will face off against McKeesport at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McKeesport has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 134 points over their last three matchups. Montour does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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