Garden Spot waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Manheim Central Barons 31-14. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gabe Martin
| 09/19/25 @ Fleetwood | 140 |
| 10/03/25 @ Conrad Weiser | 131 |
| 10/10/25 @ Bristol | 130 |
| 10/17/25 vs Manheim Central | 116 |
| 09/26/25 vs Warwick | 47 |
| + 4 more games |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Gabe Martin and Andrew Pemberton. Martin rushed for 116 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry while Pemberton gained 112 total yards and two touchdowns. Martin has become a key player for Garden Spot: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-4 otherwise.
Garden Spot's run defense was locked in: Manheim Central could only muster 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Addison Heist for the heroic effort on defense: he. Garden Spot's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.2.
When it comes to explaining why Manheim Central lost, don't look at Logan Kappel. Despite the final result, he rushed for 69 yards and one score, and also threw for 174 yards and one TD. Kappel got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 71 yards.
Garden Spot now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Manheim Central, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-4.
Garden Spot wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 28-21 defeat against Solanco on the 24th. As for Manheim Central, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 28-7 loss against Warwick on the 24th.
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