Palmyra is on a seven-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Gettysburg a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Palmyra Cougars will welcome the Gettysburg Warriors at 1:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Palmyra is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lower Dauphin on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Cougars were dealt a 41-7 defeat at the hands of the Falcons. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 20-0.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 31 points the game before, Gettysburg was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They had to suffer through a 47-12 loss at the hands of Shippensburg. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Preston Burnett and Mark Carothers. Carothers had a great game and rushed for 168 yards and three TDs. Meanwhile, Burnett did his best for the losing side, rushing for 111 yards.
Palmyra's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Gettysburg, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-5.
Palmyra was dealt a bruising 42-14 loss at the hands of Gettysburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burnett, who rushed for 186 yards and a pair of scores. Now that the Cougars know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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