Montgomery and Line Mountain squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Montgomery had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Line Mountain Eagles on the road and fell 49-19. The Red Raiders were down 35-12 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Line Mountain was led to victory by Ian Bates and Kaiden Maurer. Bates gained 296 total yards and four touchdowns, while Maurer rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Bates a new career-high in rushing yards (234).
Montgomery's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Line Mountain, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Montgomery does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Line Mountain, they will challenge Muncy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Line Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.2 points per game this season.
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