Football Recap: Palmyra Takes a Loss

Palmyra and Shippensburg pushed the score to 47-13 the last time they played Shippensburg, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Cougars and the Greyhounds were almost perfectly matched up, but the Cougars suffered a 13-12 defeat. The Cougars just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.

Palmyra lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Travis McDannell, who rushed for 100 yards and one TD.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Kyler Sparks for the heroic effort on defense: he. Palmyra's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.3.

The critical scores for Shippensburg came from Noah Garvin and Brady Maciejewski.

Palmyra's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Shippensburg, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-1.

Palmyra has already played their next match, a 9-7 win against Waynesboro on the 19th. As for Shippensburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 21-6 victory against Mifflin County on the 19th.