Palmyra was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 47-13 defeat at the hands of the Shippensburg Greyhounds. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 96th).
Janye Statum was his usual excellent self, rushing for 141 yards and three touchdowns for Shippensburg. Statum's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 133 rushing yards dating back to last season. Backing up that air attack was Mark Carothers, who rushed for 94 yards.
Palmyra's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Shippensburg, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
While Palmyra had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 8:55 p.m. on Monday.
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