Football Preview: Shippensburg Greyhounds vs. Mifflin County Huskies
The Shippensburg Greyhounds will head out to take on the Mifflin County Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shippensburg has four straight victories, Mifflin County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Shippensburg is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Palmyra: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Shippensburg blew Palmyra out of the water with a 47-13 final score. That looming 47-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Greyhounds yet this season.
It was another big night for Janye Statum, who rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 133 rushing yards dating back to last season. Mark Carothers handled things on the ground, rushing for 94 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shippensburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 35-7, which was the final score in Mifflin County's tilt against Hershey on Friday. 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 368th, while the Trojans are ranked 132nd).
Shippensburg's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Mifflin County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Shippensburg has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 285.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Mifflin County, though, as they've been averaging only 82.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Shippensburg against Mifflin County in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 as the squad secured a 45-14 victory. In that match, Shippensburg amassed a halftime lead of 42-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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