Football Preview: Chambersburg Trojans vs. Harrisburg Cougars
Chambersburg hasn't had much luck against Harrisburg recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Chambersburg Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Harrisburg Cougars at 1:00 p.m. Neither Chambersburg nor Harrisburg posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Friday, Chambersburg had to suffer through a 40-3 loss at the hands of Bishop McDevitt. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Crusaders are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Harrisburg slipped by State College 7-6 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Jaiyon Lewis looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 174 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 53 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Chambersburg and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Harrisburg, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Chambersburg was taken down by Harrisburg 60-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harrisburg's Shawn Lee, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Chambersburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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