Football Preview: Northern York Polar Bears vs. Red Land Patriots
Northern York is 3-0 against Red Land since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northern York Polar Bears will be playing at home against the Red Land Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Red Land is facing Northern York at the wrong time: Northern York suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 25-22. The Polar Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, Northern York was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Red Land was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 23-13 to Waynesboro. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Indians are ranked 183rd).
Red Land might have lost, but man, Brady Seyler was a machine: he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Seyler a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Red Land's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Isaiah Ambush and Cason Hoffman who racked up four sacks between them.
Northern York's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Red Land, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Northern York has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 207.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Red Land, though, as they've been averaging only 68.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Northern York didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Red Land when the teams last played back in August of 2023, but they still walked away with a 13-7 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Red Land's Quinlin Shearer, who threw for 126 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 75 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northern York still be able to contain Shearer? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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