Football Preview: Saegertown Panthers vs. Maplewood Tigers
The Saegertown Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Maplewood Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Saegertown will be strutting in after a win while Maplewood will be coming in after a loss.
Saegertown will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Mercer, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Saegertown came out on top against Mercer by a score of 14-7 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Maplewood fell victim to Conneaut Area and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Eagles on the road and fell 41-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Maplewood might have lost, but man, Andrew Proper was a machine: he rushed for 209 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Maplewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Saegertown is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Maplewood, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Saegertown was able to grind out a solid victory over Maplewood when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 26-13. Will Saegertown repeat their success, or does Maplewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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