This Friday at 7:00 PM, Upper Dauphin Area (3-5) faces Halifax (3-5). Both teams have had struggles on the defensive side of the ball, with Upper Dauphin Area giving up an average of 30 points per game and Halifax allowing an average of 27.
Victory was within reach last week, but Upper Dauphin Area ultimately lost 26 - 21 to Nativity BVM. The defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of junior Mason Wiest and junior Carson Barge, though; the former earned one touchdown and 68 yards rushing the ball, and the latter ran for 56 yards and also punched in one touchdown.
Meanwhile, things didn't go well at all for Halifax last week, where the team lost 60 - 0 to Juniata. Unfortunately, Halifax could not reproduce its 40-point effort from the game before, which might not have made for a win but would have at least kept things closer.
The last time they met, Halifax was the decided 49 - 8 victor. This time, their match is expected to be much closer since they have similar state rankings (Upper Dauphin Area at 465th, Halifax at 489th). Can Upper Dauphin Area avoid another defeat? We'll see on Friday.
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