After each having a week off, the Harriman Blue Devils and the Midway Green Wave will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Harriman's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They breezed by Rockwood at home to the tune of 37-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Blue Devils considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Midway hadn't done well against Greenback recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. Midway blew past Greenback, posting a 35-0 victory on the road. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Green Wave this season.
Brennan Reed was a one-man wrecking crew for Midway as he picked up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown. Reed was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 63 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Midway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Harriman's record is now 5-3. As for Midway, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Harriman was able to grind out a solid victory over Midway when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 32-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harriman since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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