Football Game Preview: Holy Cross Crusaders vs. Upper Dauphin Area Trojans

The Holy Cross Crusaders will square off against the Upper Dauphin Area Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Holy Cross is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.

On Saturday, Holy Cross was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Susquehanna.

Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four matchups, Upper Dauphin Area finally came back down to earth on Friday. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Juniata. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost three in a row.

Holy Cross will have to contain Carter Dreibelbis as he made an impact in Upper Dauphin Area's last game. He rushed for 200 yards and one touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Dreibelbis' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 117 rushing yards.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Braiden McCartney for the heroic effort on defense: he. Upper Dauphin Area's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.6 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.47 on average over their last five games.

Upper Dauphin Area's defense didn't let Jason Condo, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. McCartney was especially locked on to Juniata's QB and sacked him twice. McCartney also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 11.

Upper Dauphin Area's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Holy Cross, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.