Red Land can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They walked away with a 20-13 win over the Hershey Trojans. The score was all tied up 13-13 at the break, but the Patriots were the (much) better team in the second half.
It was another big night for Brady Seyler, who rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns. Those 182 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Red Land was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 68.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 150.
Red Land wouldn't let Hershey keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cason Hoffman, Colin Mcconahy, and Dominic Woodruff picked up one apiece.
Although Hershey took the loss, they still got scores from Samir Edwards-Pace and Sean Elliott.
Red Land's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Hershey, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Red Land will head out on the road to challenge Shippensburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Shippensburg's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Red Land has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season. As for Hershey, they will welcome Northern York at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Grady Bonin and Cameron Sweeney.
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