Conestoga Valley is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Shippensburg is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Conestoga Valley Buckskins will host the Shippensburg Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Conestoga Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season.
Two weeks ago, everything came up roses for Conestoga Valley against Muhlenberg as the team secured a 52-22 victory. The result was nothing new for the Buckskins, who have now won seven contests by 27 points or more so far this season.
Conestoga Valley can attribute much of their success to Sawyer Esbenshade, who threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes, and Jayden Johnson, who gained 141 total yards and two touchdowns. Johnson really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 78 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jayden Conaway, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Shippensburg's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Warwick by a score of 20-13. The 20-point effort marked the Greyhounds' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Janye Statum continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns.
Conestoga Valley's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Shippensburg, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Conestoga Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 176.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Shippensburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 263.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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