Shippensburg and Northern York are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Shippensburg Greyhounds will head out on the road to face off against the Northern York Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shippensburg is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Shippensburg's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Red Land 42-0 at home. The contest marked the Greyhounds' most dominant win of the season.
Janye Statum and Brady Maciejewski were among the main playmakers for Shippensburg as the former rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Statum is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shippensburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Northern York just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Hershey 42-7. The matchup marked the Polar Bears' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Shippensburg's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Northern York, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Shippensburg has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 291.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Northern York struggles in that department as they've been averaging 166. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Shippensburg didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Northern York in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shippensburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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