St. Marys hasn't had much luck against Karns City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The St. Marys Flying Dutch are taking a road trip to face off against the Karns City Gremlins at 7:00 p.m. St. Marys is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, St. Marys came up short against Ridgway/Johnsonburg and fell 28-19.
St. Marys' loss came about despite a quality game from Ben Paul, who threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. What's more, Paul also racked up 21 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August. Andrew Field handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards.
Meanwhile, Karns City had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 59.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 51-0 victory over the Panthers at home. The Gremlins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 27 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Braden Slater, who rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 91 yards. Cole Johnston was another key player, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
St. Marys' defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Karns City, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
St. Marys suffered a grim 30-7 defeat to Karns City when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can St. Marys avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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