Harrisburg is 8-2 against Carlisle since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Harrisburg Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Carlisle Thundering Herd at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Harrisburg has four straight victories, Carlisle has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Carlisle heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Harrisburg took over last week. Harrisburg came out on top against Cedar Cliff by a score of 28-20 on Friday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Colts are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Harrisburg's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Elias Coke picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Isaac John Lewis was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Carlisle had to suffer through a 56-7 loss at the hands of Bishop McDevitt.
Harrisburg pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Carlisle, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Harrisburg against Carlisle in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 60-7 victory. In that contest, Harrisburg amassed a halftime lead of 47-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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