The McKeesport Tigers will square off against the Mars Fightin' Planets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, McKeesport made easy work of West Mifflin and carried off a 40-20 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mars won against West Mifflin last Friday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Mars blew past Knoch 42-7 on the road. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Fightin' Planets this season.
Eric Kasperowicz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 254 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.9 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Gabe Hein, who gained 134 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mars was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 394 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
McKeesport has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Mars, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Everything came up roses for McKeesport against Mars in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as the team secured a 43-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for McKeesport 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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