Mercyhurst Prep and Harbor Creek are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Mercyhurst Prep Lakers will host the Harbor Creek Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mercyhurst Prep will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Mercyhurst Prep's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Seneca's usually-dominant defense. Mercyhurst Prep took down Seneca 35-21. The Lakers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Harbor Creek entered their game against Fairview on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Harbor Creek took a 23-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fairview. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Harbor Creek's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Gavin Zillman, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Tyshawn Jones, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Harbor Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Mercyhurst Prep back to even at 2-2. As for Harbor Creek, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Mercyhurst Prep came up short against Harbor Creek in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, falling 7-0. Can Mercyhurst Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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