Football Preview: North Penn-Mansfield Tigers vs. Muncy Indians
The North Penn-Mansfield Tigers will square off against the Muncy Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
North Penn-Mansfield will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They had to suffer through a 70-24 loss at the hands of Warrior Run. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while the Defenders are ranked 201st).
North Penn-Mansfield might have lost, but man, Luke Kreger was a machine: he picked up 278 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Kreger's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards. Cooper Shaw was another key player, having thrown for 278 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Muncy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They claimed a resounding 41-7 victory over the Red Raiders on the road. Considering the Indians have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
North Penn-Mansfield has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Muncy, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
North Penn-Mansfield might still be hurting after the 40-19 loss they got from Muncy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Muncy's Austin Johnson, who rushed for 231 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. Now that North Penn-Mansfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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