Football Preview: Hershey Trojans vs. Cocalico Eagles
The Hershey Trojans are on the road again on Friday to play the Cocalico Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Hershey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Hershey didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Waynesboro, but they still walked away with a 35-31 win.
Cameron Sweeney was his usual excellent self, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 113 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.1 rushing yards per game.
Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Cocalico beat Fleetwood 21-17 on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Tigers are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Josh Myer was a one-man wrecking crew for Cocalico as he rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Myer a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was Cocalico's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Rylan Jenkins was especially locked on to Fleetwood's QB and sacked him twice.
Hershey's record is now 7-3. As for Cocalico, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Hershey has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 289.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cocalico struggles in that department as they've been averaging 288.4. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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