The Tipton Cardinals will face off against the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Tipton's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Harrisburg has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Tipton will bounce into Friday's game after beating Windsor, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Tipton's defense stepped up to hand Windsor an 18-0 shutout on Friday.
Harrisburg never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Salisbury last Friday. They managed a 36-30 victory over the Panthers. The Bulldogs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Trace Combs went supernova for Harrisburg, throwing for 162 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 50 yards. The dominant performance gave Combs a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Bryce Ott.
Tipton's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Harrisburg, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Tipton against Harrisburg when the teams last played back in September of 2015 as the squad secured a 48-0 win. Does Tipton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harrisburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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