Football Preview: Shippensburg Greyhounds vs. Red Land Patriots
Two dominant backs in Janye Statum and Brady Seyler are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Shippensburg Greyhounds will host the Red Land Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shippensburg will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Shippensburg is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Gettysburg: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Shippensburg blew Gettysburg out of the water with a 35-7 final score. The Greyhounds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
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. Those 152 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shippensburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Red Land can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top against Hershey by a score of 20-13. The win was all the more spectacular given the Patriots' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Trojans are ranked 154th).
Seyler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 182 yards and three touchdowns.
Red Land wouldn't let Hershey keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cason Hoffman, Colin Mcconahy, and Dominic Woodruff picked up one apiece.
Shippensburg pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Red Land, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Shippensburg has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 365 total yards per game. It's a different story for Red Land, though, as they've been averaging only 167.6. Will Shippensburg be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Red Land flip the script?
Shippensburg strolled past Red Land in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 by a score of 40-23. Will Shippensburg repeat their success, or does Red Land have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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