The Montgomery Red Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Cowanesque Valley Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Montgomery is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Montgomery will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating South Williamsport, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Montgomery simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat South Williamsport 42-14 at home. With the Red Raiders ahead 35-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Among those leading the charge was Parker Persing, who rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montgomery was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 249 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cowanesque Valley entered their tilt with North Penn-Mansfield on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 23-15.
Cowanesque Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeavon Eick and Dave Hess.
Montgomery's record now sits at 6-3. As for Cowanesque Valley, their record now sits at 4-5.
Montgomery might still be hurting after the 44-24 defeat they got from Cowanesque Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Montgomery avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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