The Carlisle Thundering Herd will head out to square off against the Cedar Cliff Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 16 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Carlisle and five for Cedar Cliff.
Carlisle is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 28-13 to Chambersburg. While losing is never fun, the Thundering Herd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Trojans are ranked 117th).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Cedar Cliff's offense. They were outmatched by State College on the road and fell 38-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Colts were not able to get on the board.
Carlisle's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Cedar Cliff, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Carlisle was able to grind out a solid victory over Cedar Cliff when the teams last played back in October of 2020, winning 35-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cedar Cliff's Jamir Vasquez-Reynolds, who rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Carlisle to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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