On FridayNew Plymouth kept up with Marsing until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. The Marsing Huskies claimed a resounding 39-12 victory over the New Plymouth Pilgrims on the road. The Huskies pushed the score to 32-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pilgrims had little chance of recovering from.
Marsing got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Moises Montes out in front who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Another receiver making a difference was Jaden Shaw, who picked up 132 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marsing was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Plymouth only rushed for 155.
Marsing didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luke Steinmeyer and Ej Young.
When it comes to explaining why New Plymouth lost, don't look at Payton Travis. Despite the final result, he rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Travis' longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory made it two in a row for Marsing and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for New Plymouth, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Marsing will welcome Nampa Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nampa Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season. As for New Plymouth, they will square off against Kellogg at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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