Shippensburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 42-13 victory over the Mifflin County Huskies on the road. Considering the Greyhounds have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Mark Carothers, who rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shippensburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Although Mifflin County took the loss, they still got scores from Brice Rishel and Cyrell Green.
Shippensburg pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mifflin County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Shippensburg will welcome Lower Dauphin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shippensburg's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so Lower Dauphin's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mifflin County, they will head out to square off against Palmyra at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mifflin County is facing Palmyra at the right time seeing as Palmyra is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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