Football Preview: Mechanicsburg Wildcats vs. Red Land Patriots
The Mechanicsburg Wildcats will head out to take on the Red Land Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mechanicsburg has eight straight wins, Red Land has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mechanicsburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 48-20 victory over Gettysburg on the road. The Wildcats' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Isaac Dollman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 145 yards and three touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 74 yards. Eli Reider was another key player, throwing for 122 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mechanicsburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Red Land lost 34-14 to Northern York on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Red Land got top-tier performance from Brady Seyler, who rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Seyler a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mechanicsburg's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Red Land, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Mechanicsburg strolled past Red Land in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 49-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mechanicsburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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