Football Preview: Shippensburg Greyhounds vs. Lower Dauphin Falcons
The Shippensburg Greyhounds will square off against the Lower Dauphin Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shippensburg is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Shippensburg really took it to Mifflin County for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-13 victory on the road. The Greyhounds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Shippensburg found their leader in underclassman Mark Carothers, who rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Carothers a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shippensburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lower Dauphin came up short against Hershey on Friday and fell 13-3. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Shippensburg's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Lower Dauphin, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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