Blackhawk hasn't had much luck against Montour recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Blackhawk Cougars will welcome the Montour Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Blackhawk will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Blackhawk is headed into the game 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 matches 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.
Blackhawk'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 Sam Stewart and Jason Wadding. The dominant performance also gave Stewart a new career-high in rushing yards. Blackhawk got some further help from Rodriguez: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blackhawk was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
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.
Among those leading the charge was Caden Halajcio, who rushed for 122 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 114 rushing yards dating back to last season.
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.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Blackhawk has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Montour struggles in that department as they've been averaging 153. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Blackhawk was dealt a bruising 45-13 loss at the hands of Montour in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Blackhawk was down 38-0.
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