The Mars Fightin' Planets will venture away from home to square off against the West Mifflin Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mars is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Mars lost to Montour at home by a 31-14 margin. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Planets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Spartans are ranked 20th).
Mars might have lost, but man, Gabe Hein was a machine: he rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Mars also got a significant boost from Ayden Yocum, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Meanwhile, West Mifflin entered their game against Thomas Jefferson on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Mifflin was dealt a 35-7 loss at the hands of Thomas Jefferson. The matchup marked the Titans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mars' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for West Mifflin, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Mars took their victory against West Mifflin in their previous meeting back in August of 2019 by a conclusive 28-6. In that match, Mars amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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