Football Preview: Mifflin County Huskies vs. Hershey Trojans
The Mifflin County Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Hershey Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mifflin County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Mechanicsburg on Friday. They took a blow against the Wildcats, falling 40-6. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Wildcats are ranked 136th).
Meanwhile, Hershey got the win against Palmyra on Friday by a conclusive 34-13. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Trojans just coasted through the last quarter.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Mifflin County dropped their record down to 1-2 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hershey, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Mifflin County came up short against Hershey in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 24-14. Can Mifflin County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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