The Hershey Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the Waynesboro Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hershey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.1 points per game this season.
Hershey is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Mechanicsburg on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hershey lost 42-21 to Mechanicsburg. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Trojans have suffered since November 17, 2023.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Cameron Sweeney and Eli Reider. Reider had a great game and threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Meanwhile, Sweeney was balling out in the loss, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes.
Even though they lost, Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Waynesboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 31-0 loss at the hands of Lower Dauphin. The match marked the first time this year in which the Indians were not able to get on the board.
Hershey's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Waynesboro, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Hershey took their victory against Waynesboro in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. In that game, Hershey amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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