Susquenita is 1-7 against Upper Dauphin Area since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blackhawks will host the Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Susquenita is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Halifax on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Blackhawks came up short against the Wildcats, falling 27-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Blackhawks have suffered against the Wildcats since October 5, 2018.
Jacob Brown put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 131 yards.
Susquenita didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cole Robinson and Jacob Vega.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Upper Dauphin Area). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Camp Hill 55-12. With the Trojans ahead 35-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Upper Dauphin Area's win came from a few key players Susquenita will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carter Dreibelbis, who rushed for 204 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Those 204 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Isaac Jackson, who gained 69 total yards and three touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Upper Dauphin Area proved: they limited Camp Hill to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Christopher McClain for the heroic effort on defense: he. Upper Dauphin Area's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.25 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.4 on average over their last five games.
The win made it two in a row for Upper Dauphin Area and bumps their season record up to 2-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.0 points over those games. As for Susquenita, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Susquenita was dealt a bruising 46-14 loss at the hands of Upper Dauphin Area when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Blackhawks were down 28-0.
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