Football Preview: Waynesboro Indians vs. Shippensburg Greyhounds
Waynesboro is 2-8 against Shippensburg since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Waynesboro Indians will look to defend their home field against the Shippensburg Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Shippensburg heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Waynesboro took over last week. Waynesboro came out on top against Gettysburg by a score of 33-21 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Waynesboro's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nathan Nolan led the charge by rushing for 97 yards, while also catching a touchdown.
Waynesboro's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kean Mobley and Nate Adkins. Adkins' also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making three total tackles, and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Waynesboro was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 416 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Shippensburg won against Big Spring last Friday with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Shippensburg took down Hershey 28-13.
Janye Statum went supernova for Shippensburg, rushing for 133 yards and a touchdown. Statum was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 51 yards.
Waynesboro's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Shippensburg, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Waynesboro was dealt a bruising 27-0 loss at the hands of Shippensburg in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Waynesboro have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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