Garden Spot unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 21-3 bruising from the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Spartans of the 71-64 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2024.
Seth Musselman threw for 61 yards on seven of 13 attempts. Cord? Douglas was his top target, picking up 31 receiving yards.
Notre Dame-Green Pond was led to victory by Jonathan Striba and Matt Bodnar. Striba gained 139 total yards and a touchdown, while Bodnar threw for 247 yards and two TDs. The dominant performance also gave Striba a new career-high in rushing yards (90).
Garden Spot and Notre Dame-Green Pond should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Spartans (ranked 167th) will meet Lebanon (ranked 480th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Notre Dame-Green Pond will take on Salisbury Township at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (109 vs. 489).
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