Football Preview: Mars Fightin' Planets vs. West Mifflin Titans
The Mars Fightin' Planets are taking a road trip to challenge the West Mifflin Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mars is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Mars ended up a good deal behind Montour and lost 31-14. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Planets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Spartans are ranked 20th).
Mars might have lost, but man, Gabe Hein was a machine: he rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Ayden Yocum handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards.
Meanwhile, West Mifflin entered their matchup against Thomas Jefferson on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Mifflin was dealt a 35-7 defeat at the hands of Thomas Jefferson. The game marked the Titans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mars' loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for West Mifflin, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Everything went Mars' way against West Mifflin in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, as Mars made off with a 28-6 win. In that match, Mars amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
