Waynesboro has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will square off against the Hershey Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Waynesboro's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lower Dauphin on Friday. They had to suffer through a 31-0 loss at the hands of the Falcons. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Indians were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Hershey suffered their biggest loss since November 17, 2023 on Friday. They came up short against Mechanicsburg, falling 42-21. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Cameron Sweeney and Eli Reider. Reider had a great game and threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Meanwhile, Sweeney was balling out in the loss, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes.
Even though they lost, Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Waynesboro's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-5. As for Hershey, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Waynesboro might still be hurting after the 35-14 defeat they got from Hershey in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Waynesboro was down 28-7.
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