The Mapleton Mounties will venture away from home to challenge the Plymouth Big Red at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mapleton has 12 straight victories, Plymouth has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mapleton proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Crestview.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Plymouth's offense. They came up short against Northwestern on Friday, falling 16-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Big Red were not able to get on the board.
Plymouth's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Mapleton, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
Everything went Mapleton's way against Plymouth when the teams last played back in April of 2025, as Mapleton made off with a 17-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mounties 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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