Football Preview: Mars Fightin' Planets vs. McKeesport Tigers
The Mars Fightin' Planets will face off against the McKeesport Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mars comes in on three and McKeesport on six.
Mars is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 48-42 W over Montour on Friday. With that victory, the Fightin' Planets brought their scoring average up to 26.1 points per game.
It was another big night for Eric Kasperowicz, who rushed for 213 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Mars also got help from Gabe Hein, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, McKeesport got the win against Belle Vernon on Friday by a conclusive 34-11. Considering the Tigers have won seven matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
McKeesport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.1 points. As for Mars, they pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mars might still be hurting after the 28-7 defeat they got from McKeesport when the teams last played back in October. Can Mars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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