The Red Land Patriots will take on the Mechanicsburg Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Red Land has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Mechanicsburg will arrive with eight straight victories.
Red Land came up short against Northern York on Friday, falling 34-14.
Red Land might have lost, but man, Brady Seyler was a machine: he 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mechanicsburg). They breezed by Gettysburg on the road to the tune of 48-20 on Friday. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Isaac Dollman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 145 yards and three touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. Another player making a difference was Eli Reider, who threw 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 matches.
Red Land's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Mechanicsburg, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Red Land ended up a good deal behind Mechanicsburg in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 49-30. Will Red Land have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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