The Montour Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Mars Fightin' Planets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Montour has four straight victories, Mars has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Montour is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Knoch, posting a 44-14 win at home. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Knights are ranked 210th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montour's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trey Hopper, who threw for 436 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 21.8 yards per attempt. Andrew Alston was Hopper's top target, picking up 190 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Mars came up short against Aliquippa on Friday, falling 42-17.
Montour pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mars, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Montour beat Mars 37-28 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mars' Evan Wright, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Montour to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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