Football Preview: Tipton Cardinals vs. Harrisburg Bulldogs
The Tipton Cardinals will challenge the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Tipton's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Harrisburg has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Tipton will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Windsor, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Tipton never let Windsor onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory on Friday.
Harrisburg never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Salisbury last Friday. They secured a 36-30 W over the Panthers. The Bulldogs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Trace Combs had a dynamite game for Harrisburg, throwing for 162 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 50 yards. The dominant performance gave Combs a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Bryce Ott.
Tipton's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Harrisburg, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Tipton against Harrisburg in their previous meeting back in September of 2015 as the squad secured a 48-0 win. Will Tipton repeat their success, or does Harrisburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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