Football Preview: Midd-West Mustangs vs. Loyalsock Township Lancers
The Midd-West Mustangs will face off against the Loyalsock Township Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midd-West is looking for their season?s first victory.
Midd-West's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Warrior Run on Friday. They had to suffer through a 53-0 loss at the hands of the Defenders. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 546th, while the Defenders are ranked 254th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Loyalsock Township, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Hughesville 30-3 at home.
Dolan Harman went supernova for Loyalsock Township, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 40 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Harman is now averaging an impressive 125 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Danny Dowell, who rushed for 23 yards and two touchdowns.
Dowell wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Loyalsock Township was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Loyalsock Township's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Preston Gross and Jalil Coates.
Midd-West's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Loyalsock Township, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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