Football Preview: Karns City Gremlins vs. St. Marys Flying Dutch
Karns City is 9-1 against St. Marys since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Karns City Gremlins will challenge the St. Marys Flying Dutch at 7:00 p.m. Karns City knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully St. Marys likes a good challenge.
Karns City's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 51-0 victory over Keystone at home. The Gremlins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 27 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Braden Slater, who rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 91-yard run. Cole Johnston was another key player, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, St. Marys came up short against Ridgway/Johnsonburg on Friday and fell 28-19.
St. Marys' loss came about despite a quality game from Ben Paul, who threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. What's more, Paul also racked up 21 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August. Andrew Field handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards.
Karns City is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for St. Marys, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Karns City took their win against St. Marys when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 30-7. Will Karns City repeat their success, or does St. Marys have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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