The Montour Spartans will square off against the West Allegheny Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montour will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Montour's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Aliquippa offense got past them. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Montour made off with a 36-35 victory over Aliquippa.
Montour didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kaleb Platz. What's more, he also racked up 16 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Allegheny). They claimed a resounding 53-7 win over Blackhawk on the road. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 24 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Allegheny was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 382 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Montour's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for West Allegheny, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Montour against West Allegheny in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-17 win. Will Montour repeat their success, or does West Allegheny have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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