Football Recap: Hershey Trojans vs. Red Land Patriots
While it was all tied up 13-13 at halftime, Hershey was not quite Red Land's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 20-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Land Patriots. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Trojans came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Patriots are ranked 398th).
Although Hershey took the loss, they still got scores from Samir Edwards-Pace and Sean Elliott.
Even though they lost, Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Brady Seyler was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and three touchdowns for Red Land. The dominant performance gave Seyler a new career-high in rushing yards.
The defeat snapped Hershey's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Red Land, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Hershey will square off against Northern York at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hershey will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Red Land, they will challenge Shippensburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shippensburg will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Red Land surely won't give up without a fight.
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