The Hershey Trojans will face off against the Lower Dauphin Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hershey will be strutting in after a victory while Lower Dauphin will be coming in after a loss.
Hershey is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mifflin County 35-7 at home on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Cameron Sweeney was the offensive standout of the game as he rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hershey's defense and their four sacks. Jaesen Donat was especially locked on to Mifflin County's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Lower Dauphin fell victim to Mechanicsburg and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Wildcats 29-0. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Falcons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Hershey's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Lower Dauphin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Hershey came up short against Lower Dauphin when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lower Dauphin's Carter Burton, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Hershey knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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