Football Recap: Sterling Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 8:46pm

Football Recap: Sterling Jets vs. Pawnee City Indians

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Sterling fell victim to Pawnee City and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Pawnee City Indians, falling 53-0. Having soared to a lofty 47 points in the game before, the Jets' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Leading Pawnee City to victory were Jesse Mclaughlin and Anthony Kling. Mclaughlin rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown, while Kling threw for 20 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Mclaughlin has posted since back in October of 2023.

Sterling's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Pawnee City, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Sterling will challenge Parkview Christian on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Parkview Christian and four for Sterling. As for Pawnee City, they will host Diller-Odell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pawnee City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season.

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