The Mapletown Maples will challenge the Bentworth Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mapletown has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 23.
Mapletown is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Bethlehem Center on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mapletown took a blow against Bethlehem Center, falling 46-6. The Maples were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-6.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Bentworth was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were outmatched by Jefferson-Morgan on the road and fell 44-12. The Bearcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mapletown's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Bentworth, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Mapletown came out on top in a nail-biter against Bentworth when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 38-36. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bentworth's Vitali Daniels, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mapletown to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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