The Maplewood Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Cambridge Springs Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maplewood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Maplewood will head out to face Cambridge Springs after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Maplewood lost 23-0 to Saegertown.
Meanwhile, Cambridge Springs had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Cardinals 54-0 on the road. Considering the Devils have won five games by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cambridge Springs' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brett Kania, who rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Kania's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Brandon Hoover, who gained 119 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cambridge Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Cambridge Springs' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Zeke Carson-Smith and Latavion Fitzpatrick, who racked up four sacks between them.
Maplewood now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Cambridge Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Maplewood was taken down by Cambridge Springs 42-8 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kania, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Now that Maplewood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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