On Saturday Carlisle will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Harrisburg Cougars at 1:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Carlisle had to suffer through a 56-7 loss at the hands of Bishop McDevitt. 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 282nd, while the Crusaders are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Harrisburg waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 28-20 win over the Colts. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Cougars were the (much) better team in the second half.
Jaiyon Lewis was his usual excellent self, throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. 82 of those passing yards were hauled in by Messiah Mickens, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Harrisburg's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Elias Coke picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Harrisburg got some further help from Isaac John Lewis: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Carlisle's loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Harrisburg, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Carlisle was taken down by Harrisburg 60-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harrisburg's Shawn Lee, who threw for 149 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 12-for-12 passing, and also rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that Carlisle knows 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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