Line Mountain won the last time they faced James Buchanan, and things went their way on Friday too. The Line Mountain Eagles simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the James Buchanan Rockets 59-31 at home. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Line Mountain was led to victory by Ian Bates and Kaiden Maurer. Bates rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, while Maurer threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Bates a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Line Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Line Mountain's defensive line and their three sacks. In that department, Maxim Johnson was the leader with two.
Line Mountain pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for James Buchanan, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Line Mountain will take on Camp Hill 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 five matchups. As for James Buchanan, they will face off against East Pennsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Pennsboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season.
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