Tigers turn around ‘tides’ against Latrobe

By JEREMY TEPPER

MVI Sports

McKeesport coach Matt Miller could feel it unraveling. 

Midway through the third quarter, Latrobe cut his team’s lead to 21-14 when Bobby Fetter scored from one yard and converted the two-point conversion. McKeesport fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and Latrobe took over at the Tigers’ 28-yard line.

With the momentum swinging in Latrobe’s favor, it would’ve been easy for McKeesport to self-destruct. Instead, they held strong, turning the Wildcats over on downs at the 20-yard line. A few minutes later, Asaad Robinson threw a 43-yard touchdown to Deamontae Diggs. That score sank Latrobe (2-4, 1-3) and lifted the Tigers (4-2, 3-1), who finished off a 34-14 win.

“When they went on the field, they weren’t pointing at each other. They were revving each other up,” Miller, said. “That was a good sign, that when tides went against us, we came together.”

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