The Orange Lions will square off against the Harvey Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Harvey is facing Orange at the wrong time: Orange suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 50-42 to the Falcons. The Lions' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Harvey had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Spartans at home to the tune of 47-13. That looming 47-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Red Raiders yet this season.
Shahn Alston had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Another back making a difference was Chris Burt Jr., who rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Harvey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 286 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Orange fell to 4-1. As for Harvey, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Orange came up short against Harvey when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 24-14. Can Orange avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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