Mason County Central and Standish-Sterling squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Mason County Central had to settle for second. They took a 50-32 bruising from the Standish-Sterling Panthers. That makes it the first time this season the Spartans have let down their home crowd.
It was another big night for Rylee Blanchard, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns for Standish-Sterling. Blanchard is becoming a predictor of Standish-Sterling's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Mason County Central moved to 8-2 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Standish-Sterling, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Mason County Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Standish-Sterling, they will take on Reed City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Standish-Sterling is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.9 points per game this season.
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