The Mifflinburg Wildcats will square off against the Lewisburg Green Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mifflinburg knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Lewisburg likes a good challenge.
Mifflinburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Midd-West for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-8 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three matchups by 34 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Chad Martin, who threw for 231 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Griffith, who picked up 50 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mifflinburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 74.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 181.7.
One reason for the win was Mifflinburg's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Mason Schneck and Cole Reibsome, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Lewisburg hadn't done well against Montoursville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Lewisburg walked away with a 22-12 win over Montoursville.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jeremiah Davis and Christian Banks. Davis had a great game and rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Banks was balling out in the loss, rushing for 143 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Mifflinburg pushed their record up to 4-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lewisburg, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Mifflinburg took a serious blow against Lewisburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 35-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Mifflinburg 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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