Football Preview: Hershey Trojans vs. Northern York Polar Bears
The Hershey Trojans will square off against the Northern York Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hershey will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Hershey is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Red Land just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 20-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. Despite 86 more yards than the Patriots, the Trojans couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Although Hershey took the loss, they still got scores from Samir Edwards-Pace and Sean Elliott.
Even though they lost, Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, a win for Northern York just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 42-14 defeat at the hands of Mechanicsburg. While losing is never fun, the Polar Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Wildcats are ranked 71st).
Northern York wouldn't let Mechanicsburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northern York can thank Owin Gilbert and Gabe Johnson for forcing both of them.
Hershey's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Northern York, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Hershey has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 284 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Northern York struggles in that department as they've been averaging 182.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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