The Sterling Black Bears will face off against the Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sterling is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, everything went Sterling's way against Trinity as Sterling made off with a 41-18 victory. With the Black Bears ahead 34-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Sterling's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zane Farney, who rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Farney's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 133 rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Wyatt Newberry, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Sterling was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 473 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Thomas More Prep-Marian came up short against Plainville/Natoma on Friday and fell 24-14.
Sterling has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Thomas More Prep-Marian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3.
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