The Montgomery Red Raiders will challenge the Northwest Area Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Montgomery is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Muncy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by the Indians 41-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Raiders in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Northwest Area came up short against Sayre on Friday and fell 21-12.
Jace Mccoy put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 207 yards on 15 of 25 attempts. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending two passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Noah Arnett.
Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Northwest Area, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Montgomery didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Northwest Area when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montgomery 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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