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Glasgow Scotties Fall to Rival Malta Mustangs

The Glasgow Scotties traveled to Malta this past Friday night, Oct. 9, to take on the Mustangs. Glasgow went into the game with the intention of ending a three-year drought against their Hi-Line rivals, but such was not to be the case. An early touchdown catch by Dawson Boland was called back on a Glasgow penalty and that seemed to set the tone for the Scotties, who struggled for the remainder of the game. The Mustangs took control of the game and came out on top, 36-14.

Glasgow found themselves on the receiving end of what they had been dishing out all season. Malta found a way to stop Glasgow's ground game, shutting down Jesse Lee until far too late in the game for the Scotties. The Scotties' passing game did not fare much better, with Loden Idler going 7-for-19, including an interception. Going the other way, the Mustangs racked up 180 rushing yards in the first half, earning 270 total yards in the game.

Defensively, the Scotties struggled throughout the game for the first time this season. The early ejection of Tel Aune appeared to have an impact on the line, leaving a hole the senior has filled since returning from injury, as they struggled to adjust to Malta's aggressive ground game. Malta shifted from sending runners up the middle to running an outside game, leaving the Scotties to play catch up.

The first quarter ended with neither team on the scoreboard after Glasgow's holding call negated their first touchdown of the game. Malta would get the first recorded score of the game early in the second when Cash Salsbery made it into the end zone and Rex Williamson added the two-point conversion. Williamson would add his own touchdown shortly after Salsbery picked off a Loden Idler pass. Glagsow's defense stopped the two-point attempt.

Malta would extend their lead to 16-0 after the Mustangs' defense forced Idler out of the end zone for a safety. Shortly after, Williamson was on the run again. He added another touchdown for the Mustangs and with the extra two points, Malta carried a 24-0 lead after the first half of the game.

Glasgow stuck with their offensive plan, after changing up the defense, to start the third quarter, which paid off for them when Kyler Hallock found the end zone for the Scotties with 50 seconds left before the final quarter. Malta's defense stopped the two-point conversion attempt, holding a 24-6 lead.

In the fourth quarter, Malta's Williamson added two more touchdowns, carrying the Mustangs to a 36-6 lead. Under pressure and scrambling, Glasgow raced against the clock to put more points on the scoreboard even as victory remained out of reach. Jesse Lee, who had been shut down completely by the Mustangs' defense, finally found his way to the end zone to get Glasgow's second touchdown of the game with no time remaining on the clock. Idler would add two points with a quarterback keeper for the final score of 36-14, Malta.

Glasgow falls to 3-1 in conference games, 6-1 overall, this season. Malta, with two canceled games this season, retains the only perfect record in the Northern B with a 2-0 record, 4-0 overall.

Glasgow will host the Wolf Point Wolves this Friday, Oct. 6, at Scottie Field. Kick off is scheduled for 7 p.m. with coverage on KLTZ and NFHS. The Glasgow School District will be limiting spectators for at least the next two weeks due to surging COVID-19 numbers in Valley County. Scottie athletes and coaches will receive four ticket vouchers each while visiting players and coaches will be limited to two vouchers each. A ticket voucher will be required to watch the game from the grandstands or from a vehicle.

 

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