Recap: Manheim Township Blue Streaks vs. Harrisburg Cougars
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Manheim Township Blue Streaks can now relate to. They fell to the Cougars 34-28. Manheim Township's defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
Manheim Township's lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Hayden Johnson, who punched in two rushing scores, and also threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns.
Harrisburg's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nehemiah Ewell led the charge by rushing for 88 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Shawn Lee, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Manheim Township's loss dropped their record down to 12-1. As for Harrisburg, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Manheim Township does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Harrisburg will look to defend their home field on Saturday against North Allegheny at 1:00 p.m. North Allegheny knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matchups -- so hopefully Harrisburg likes a good challenge.
