Middletown lost against Milton Hershey back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Middletown Blue Raiders fell just short of the Milton Hershey Spartans by a score of 21-19. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Raiders in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost four in a row.
Middletown's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Paul, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Paul got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 68 yards. James Queen also helped out with an impressive 81 receiving yards.
Kah'Dyn Gann-Luckett went supernova for Milton Hershey, rushing for 189 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Elijah Hopkins, who threw for 69 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Milton Hershey, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Middletown will take on Greencastle-Antrim at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Milton Hershey, they will challenge East Pennsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully East Pennsboro focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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