The Mars Fightin' Planets are taking a road trip to take on the West Mifflin Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mars is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Mars lost to Montour at home by a 31-14 margin. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Planets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Spartans are ranked 20th).
Despite the loss, Mars got top-tier performance from Gabe Hein, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Mars also got a significant boost from Ayden Yocum, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Meanwhile, West Mifflin entered their match against Thomas Jefferson on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Mifflin was beaten by Thomas Jefferson 35-7. The contest marked the Titans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Mars' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for West Mifflin, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Everything went Mars' way against West Mifflin in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, as Mars made off with a 28-6 win. In that matchup, Mars amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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