Blackhawk is 2-8 against Montour since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blackhawk Cougars will host the Montour Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Blackhawk will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Blackhawk is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Yough: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Blackhawk blew Yough out of the water with a 57-6 final score. Blackhawk might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 25 points or more this season.
Blackhawk found their leader in underclassman Brendan Rodriguez, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Meanwhile, Montour put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Mars 31-14. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Fightin' Planets are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montour can attribute much of their success to Caden Halajcio, who rushed for 122 yards. Halajcio's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 114 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Montour's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of James Bundridge and Andrew Alston.
Blackhawk now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Montour, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Blackhawk took a serious blow against Montour when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 45-13. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Blackhawk was down 38-0.
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