Loyalsock Township has gone 7-0 against Warrior Run recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Loyalsock Township Lancers are taking a road trip to take on the Warrior Run Defenders at 7:00 p.m. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Dolan Harman and Eli Butler.
Loyalsock Township is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lewisburg just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. The matchup between them and the Green Dragons wasn't particularly close, with Loyalsock Township falling 27-13.
Loyalsock Township might have lost, but man, Harman was a machine: he rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Harman's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 123 rushing yards.
Warrior Run never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against North Penn-Mansfield last Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 70-24 victory over the Tigers. Given the Defenders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Tigers are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Butler was his usual excellent self, rushing for 302 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
Warrior Run's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Cameron Milheim, Butler, and James Keifer picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Butler a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Warrior Run was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Loyalsock Township's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Warrior Run, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Loyalsock Township against Warrior Run when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Loyalsock Township since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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