After flying high against Knoch last Friday, Montour came back down to earth. The Spartans took a 29-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mars Fightin' Planets on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Fightin' Planets are ranked 30th).
Despite the loss, Montour still got an impressive performance from Caden Halajcio, who rushed for 185 yards and two scores while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Halajcio's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Ayden Yocum was his usual excellent self, rushing for 327 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry for Mars.
Montour's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Mars, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Montour didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 28-7 win against Blackhawk on the 26th. As for Mars, they have also already played their next contest, a 46-0 victory against West Mifflin on the 26th.
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