Football Preview: Mars Fightin' Planets vs. Indiana Little Indians
Mars is on a four-game streak of home losses, Indiana a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Mars Fightin' Planets will welcome the Indiana Little Indians at 7:00 p.m. Mars will be strutting in after a victory while Indiana will be coming in after a defeat.
Mars' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Hampton 35-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Fightin' Planets, who have now won three contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Eric Kasperowicz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 187 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 69 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107.2 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mars was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Indiana's offense. They were outmatched by McKeesport on the road and fell 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Little Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Tigers are ranked 44th).
Mars has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Indiana, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Mars against Indiana in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-6 win. Does Mars have another victory up their sleeve, or will Indiana turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
