After soaring to 48 points the game before, Mars was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a blow against the McKeesport Tigers, falling 35-7. The Fightin' Planets have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Several Fightin' Planets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eric Kasperowicz, who rushed for 114 yards, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Kasperowicz's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards. Gabe Hein also helped out with an impressive 81 receiving yards.
With the defeat, Mars broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-6. As for McKeesport, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Mars does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for McKeesport, they will take on Thomas Jefferson at 12:05 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Thomas Jefferson comes in on 12 and McKeesport on seven.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
