The New Castle Hurricanes will square off against the Montour Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
New Castle is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Aliquippa just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a blow against the Quips, falling 62-21. The matchup marked the Hurricanes' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Montour put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 49-8 victory over Blackhawk. The contest marked the Spartans' most dominant win of the season.
A big part of Montour's victory came down to the chemistry between Trey Hopper and his top target Daniel Batch. Hopper threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per attempt while Batch picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Batch also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass. Montour also got help from Andrew Alston, who showed off his sure hands for 99 receiving yards.
Montour's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Alston and James Bundridge.
Having lost for the first time this season, New Castle fell to 4-1. As for Montour, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
New Castle was taken down by Montour 48-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for New Castle, Jake Wolfe (who threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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