The Garden Spot Spartans will square off against the Manheim Central Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Garden Spot strolled past Bristol with points to spare, taking the game 34-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Gabe Martin
| 10/10/25 @ Bristol | 3 |
| 10/25/24 @ Solanco | 2 |
| 10/18/24 @ Manheim Central | 2 |
| 10/03/25 @ Conrad Weiser | 1 |
| 09/19/25 @ Fleetwood | 1 |
Gabe Martin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 130 yards and three TDs while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 134 yards and one touchdown. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Cord? Douglas, who rushed for 56 yards and one score on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Garden Spot was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Manheim Central humbled Fleetwood with a 42-3 victory. That looming 42-3 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Barons yet this season.
Manheim Central's win came from a few key players Garden Spot will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cody Hess, who rushed for 50 yards and one touchdown, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. Logan Geib was another key rusher, rushing for 61 yards and one TD.
Manheim Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Hess picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
The victory got Garden Spot back to even at 4-4. As for Manheim Central, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Garden Spot strolled past Manheim Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a score of 28-9. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Barons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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