Football Preview: Hagerstown Tigers vs. Cambridge City Lincoln Golden Eagles
Hagerstown has gone 7-1 against Cambridge City Lincoln recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hagerstown Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Cambridge City Lincoln Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Cambridge City Lincoln took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hagerstown, who comes in off a win.
Hagerstown's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Union County at home to the tune of 62-0. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Aiden Grover continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 120 yards and five touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Isaac Schmitz also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hagerstown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hagerstown wouldn't let Union County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hagerstown can thank Schmitz and Leyton Berger for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Cambridge City Lincoln's offense. They were dealt a 47-0 loss at the hands of Northeastern on Friday. The Golden Eagles have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The win made it two in a row for Hagerstown and bumps their season record up to 2-2. As for Cambridge City Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Hagerstown has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 151.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Cambridge City Lincoln, though, as they've been averaging only 84.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Hagerstown against Cambridge City Lincoln when the teams last played back in September of 2022 as the team secured a 55-12 victory. In that game, Hagerstown amassed a halftime lead of 41-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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