Football Recap: Middletown Find Success

Harrison Ortiz

Passer Rating

10/04/25 vs Line Mountain	160.2
10/17/25 vs Big Spring	149.4
09/12/25 vs Boiling Springs	140
10/10/25 @ East Pennsboro	124.9
08/29/25 vs Milton Hershey	109.1
+ 4 more games

Big Spring came into Friday's game looking for another win against Middletown, but Harrison Ortiz wouldn't allow it. The Blue Raiders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bulldogs on Friday, sneaking past 20-17 thanks in part to Ortiz, who threw for 181 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground. His passing game has become a key predictor of Middletown's success: the team is 3-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise.

Although Big Spring took the loss, they still got scores from Ashton Peffer and Chase O'Toole.

Middletown now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Big Spring, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4.

Middletown has already played their next matchup, a 28-27 defeat against Trinity on the 24th. As for Big Spring, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 31-21 win against East Pennsboro on the 24th.