The Montour Spartans's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Mars Fightin' Planets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montour's defense has only allowed 12.4 points per game this season, so Mars' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Montour is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering West Allegheny just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Indians 13-7. The Spartans were red-hot offensively headed into the contest (they scored no less than 31 points in the six games prior) but the Indians' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Mars was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Indiana 42-14. The Fightin' Planets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Eric Kasperowicz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards. Ayden Yocum got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Mars didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kole Funovits, Liam Hein, and Yocum picked up one apiece.
Montour's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-1. As for Mars, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Montour strolled past Mars in their previous matchup back in September by a score of 31-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mars' Gabe Hein, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Montour still be able to contain Hein? There's only one way to find out.
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