Altoona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Harrisburg Cougars at home and fell 33-0. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Cougars are ranked 13th).
Messiah Mickens was his usual excellent self, rushing for 132 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries for Harrisburg. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiyon Lewis, who threw for 105 yards and a touchdown.
Altoona's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Harrisburg, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Altoona is taking a road trip to face off against Chambersburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Harrisburg, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cumberland Valley at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Harrisburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season.
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