Central Dauphin East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by the Harrisburg Cougars 56-17. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Cougars are ranked 15th).
Messiah Mickens was his usual excellent self, rushing for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries for Harrisburg. Mickens' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiyon Lewis, who threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Central Dauphin East's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Harrisburg, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
After each having a week off, Central Dauphin East and Central York will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th. Central York's defense has only allowed 14.5 points per game this season, so Central Dauphin East's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Harrisburg, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Dallastown at 1:00 p.m. on November 9th. Dallastown will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Harrisburg surely won't give up without a fight.
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