The Tipton Cardinals will face off against the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Tipton's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Harrisburg has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Tipton's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They strolled past Windsor with points to spare, taking the game 18-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harrisburg). They managed a 36-30 win over Salisbury on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Trace Combs had a dynamite game for Harrisburg, throwing for 162 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 50 yards. The dominant performance gave Combs a new career-high in rushing yards. Harrisburg also got a significant boost from Caleb Sager, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 111 yards.
Tipton's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Harrisburg, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Tipton against Harrisburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, as the team secured a 48-0 victory. Will Tipton repeat their success, or does Harrisburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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