After each having a week off, the Mena Bearcats and the Pottsville Apaches will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pottsville is hoping to do what Stigler couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Mena's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mena took down Stigler 38-20.
Brody Peters went supernova for Mena, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Peters didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mena was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Mena's defense made their presence known, laying out Jackson Mccarter. four times. Leading the way was Peters with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Pottsville put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Clarksville 31-6. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Apaches had established a 24 point advantage.
Mena's record now sits at 3-0. As for Pottsville, their record now sits at 3-0.
Mena didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Pottsville when the teams last played back in October of 2021, but they still walked away with a 28-23 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mena since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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