Greater Latrobe and Plum are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Greater Latrobe Wildcats will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Plum Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plum took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Greater Latrobe, who comes in off a win.
Greater Latrobe is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Connellsville. Greater Latrobe claimed a resounding 41-0 win over Connellsville on the road. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Falcons are ranked 169th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Plum couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by Franklin Regional 42-7 on Friday. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Greater Latrobe was able to grind out a solid victory over Plum when the teams last played back in October of 2019, winning 28-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Plum's Reed Martin, who rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Greater Latrobe to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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