While it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Middletown was not quite Susquehanna Township's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 21-14 to the Susquehanna Township HANNA. While losing is never fun, the Blue Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the HANNA are ranked 122nd).
Although Middletown took the loss, they still got scores from Luis Roman and Nickayus Zenon.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Susquehanna Township to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lex Cyrus, who picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 64 yards. Td Evans was another key passer, throwing for 242 yards and a touchdown.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Susquehanna Township, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Middletown will head out to take on Line Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Line Mountain knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Middletown likes a good challenge. As for Susquehanna Township, they are taking a road trip to challenge East Pennsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Pennsboro's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Susquehanna Township's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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