Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Upper Dauphin Area). They breezed by the Susquenita Blackhawks at home to the tune of 46-14 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Upper Dauphin Area's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aidan Bingaman, who threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Isaac Jackson was in the mix as well, providing Upper Dauphin Area with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Upper Dauphin Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Upper Dauphin Area's defense and their eight sacks. Susquenita's QB won't forget Eoghan Savage anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Despite the loss, Susquenita still got an impressive performance from Jacob Brown, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Upper Dauphin Area back to even at 4-4. As for Susquenita, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Upper Dauphin Area wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 47-14 win against Newport on the 18th. Susquenita has also already played their next matchup, a 49-0 loss against Steelton-Highspire on the 18th.
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