Middletown might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was Line Mountain who claimed the real prize. The Middletown Blue Raiders took a blow against the Line Mountain Eagles, falling 55-21. The Blue Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-7.
Although Middletown took the loss, they still got scores from Nickayus Zenon, Genesisia Ross, and Gavin Paul.
Line Mountain was led to victory by Ian Bates and Kaiden Maurer. Bates gained 190 total yards and four touchdowns, while Maurer threw for 206 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. With that strong performance, Bates is now averaging an impressive 101.3 rushing yards per game. Noah Ringes helped Maurer out on the ground, picking up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 34 yards.
Middletown now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Line Mountain, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Middletown will welcome East Pennsboro at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Pennsboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season. As for Line Mountain, they will host James Buchanan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Line Mountain's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
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