The Mars Fightin' Planets will take on the Knoch Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mars will be strutting in after a win while Knoch will be coming in after a defeat.
Mars is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past West Mifflin 46-0 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Fightin' Planets in their matchups with the Titans: they've now won four in a row.
It was another big night for Ayden Yocum, who rushed for 253 yards and four TDs while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Hunter Schroder, who rushed for 81 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Mars was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Mars didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gabe Hein and Smyth Dunaway.
Meanwhile, Knoch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Indiana. While the Knights had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Little Indians 7-0.
Knoch's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Mars, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Mars against Knoch when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 42-7 victory. In that game, the Fightin' Planets amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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