Shippensburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 47-13 win over the Palmyra Cougars at home. The match marked the Greyhounds' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Janye Statum was his usual excellent self, rushing for 141 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 133 rushing yards dating back to last season. Mark Carothers handled things on the ground, rushing for 94 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shippensburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Shippensburg's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Palmyra, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Shippensburg will have a chance to go back-to-back against Palmyra: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 8:55 p.m. on Monday.
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