Football Recap: Gettysburg Warriors vs. Shippensburg Greyhounds
After soaring to 35 points the game before, Gettysburg was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were outmatched by the Shippensburg Greyhounds at home and fell 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 84th).
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Mark Carothers and he. Carothers rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry while he rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Gettysburg is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. As for Shippensburg, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gettysburg will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mifflin County at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. As for Shippensburg, they will be playing at home against Red Land at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shippensburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.1 points per game this season.
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