The Malta Mustangs extended their winning streak over the Glasgow Scotties with a 37-6 victory in Malta on October 14th. Glasgow’s last win over Malta was in 2016 where the Scotties finished that game with a one point advantage, 34-33.

“Slow starts and big plays hurt us in this one,” said assistant coach Sam Tedrow. “It’s on us, as a coaching staff, to get our guys ready to go at kickoff and we failed our teams there.”

Glasgow were unable to convert on their first possession of the game. Malta was quick to take the momentum, quickly turning their possession into a touchdown and a successful two point attempt at 6:37 in the first quarter.

The Scotties answered at 5:01 when Tatum Hansen danced 35 yards down the field, leaving behind several tacklers. Glasgow’s two-point attempt failed, making it 8-6.

Malta increased their advantage to 16-6 in the half, and continued to increase the score in the second half for their victory.

The Scottie defense worked hard in the game. “We are really proud of our defense for not breaking down, fighting until the final whistle, and keeping us in the game. Malta was able to reach, or start on, our 25 yard line seven times and kept us out of the end zone. four of those times,” Tedrow stressed. “Mo Fast had an absolutely incredible game that shut down Malta’s run game when they tried to get on his power side.”

Fast had 10 tackles for Glasgow, six unassisted. He had 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble, as well as an interception. Ethan Nickles led the team in tackles with 13, eight unassisted, and two tackles for loss. Vaughn Miller also hit double figures in tackles with 10, six unassisted and added a fumble recovery to the stat sheet.

Jack Cornwell had seven tackles and Wyatt Babb had six, while Toryn Richards and Dylan Linder both added five. Hansen, Kohl Kittleson and Aiden Hoerster each added four, Grady Nielsen three, Nate Hentges two and Khye Gamas and Mason Donaldson each added one. Ashton Potter had the second of the team’s two interceptions.

Kittleson had 66 yards on two kick offs and Babb had 201 yards on six punts. Gamas added 52 yards on two kick off returns and Richards added 20, also on two returns. Miller had a kick off return for no gain. Potter had four yards on one punt return.

Glasgow gave up 179 rushing yards on 44 Malta carries, allowing an average of 4.07 yards per carry. Malta completed five of 16 passes for 122 yards, averaging 7.36 yards per attempt. The Scotties allowed Malta 312 total yards with two rushing touchdowns, two passing touchdowns and one defensive touchdown.

Offensively, the Scotties struggled to come together. Glasgow posted 102 yards on 26 carries, averaging 3.92 yards per carry. Starting quarterback Donaldson completed 5 of 11 passes for 99 yards, an average of 19.8. The Scotties had 201 total yards, 125 net yards of offense. They lost 44 yards to three penalties, 32 yards on five sacks and had six turnovers – three fumbles and three interceptions, with Malta’s defensive touchdown.

Babb led the team in receiving yards, with 59 on three catches. Fast had one catch for 25 yards and Cornwell added 15 yards on one reception.

Hansen led in rushing yards with 89 on 15 carries. Donaldson put up 16 yards on six carries and Fast had two yards on one carry. Gamas, briefly at quarterback, had five yards on two carries. Richards and Cornwell each had a carry for a loss.

“Obviously not the result we were looking for, but our kids definitely played hard and never gave up. We put together a few good drives offensively and were able to push the ball down the field a few times,” said the assistant coach Dylan Hughes. “We’re going to watch film and make a few adjustments and prepare for our final regular season game against Wolf Point.”

Tedrow echoed his fellow coach, “I know our guys are disappointed with the result, but look for them to bounce back in a big way this week on senior night and carry that momentum into the playoffs.”

The Scottie JV team hosted Malta on October 17th for a bit of revenge. Glasgow shut out Malta 14-0, to make up for a JV loss in the previous season against the Mustangs.

Glasgow hosts the Wolf Point Wolves on Friday, October 21st for a 7 pm kickoff and Senior Night. Glasgow leads the all-time series 62-18-2, with a 15-year winning streak over the Wolves. The game will be on KLTZ radio and available on Nemont TV or NFHS Network.