The Mifflinburg Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Southern Columbia Area Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mifflinburg will be strutting in after a win while Southern Columbia Area will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row dating back to last season, Mifflinburg finally turned things around against Milton on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 42-8 victory over the Black Panthers. With the Wildcats ahead 35-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mifflinburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chad Martin, who threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. Landen Murray got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Mifflinburg's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut John Parker Marr. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Mifflinburg got some further help from Xzavier Croll: he made six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, Southern Columbia Area has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 15.83 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They lost 34-8 to Danville. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Ironmen are ranked 42nd).
Mifflinburg's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Southern Columbia Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Mifflinburg was taken down by Southern Columbia Area 49-21 in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. Can Mifflinburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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