Football Preview: Middletown Blue Raiders vs. Susquehanna Township HANNA
The Middletown Blue Raiders will head out to take on the Susquehanna Township HANNA at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Middletown's defense has only allowed 17.8 points per game this season, so Susquehanna Township's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Middletown didn't have too much breathing room in their match against West Perry, but they still walked away with a 14-9 victory. The 14-point effort marked the Blue Raiders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Middletown came from Luis Roman and Nickayus Zenon.
Middletown's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Roman and James Queen. Adiel Johnson was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and forcing a fumble.
Meanwhile, Susquehanna Township made easy work of Steelton-Highspire on Thursday and carried off a 41-20 win. Given the HANNA's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Steamrollers are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Td Evans, who threw for 263 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per attempt. Jarrett Kern did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 47 receiving yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Middletown and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Susquehanna Township, their record now sits at 4-1.
Things could have been worse for Middletown, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-13 loss to Susquehanna Township when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Middletown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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