Susquehanna Township has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Middletown Blue Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Susquehanna Township's way against Steelton-Highspire as Susquehanna Township made off with a 41-20 victory. The HANNA might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Td Evans was his usual excellent self, throwing for 263 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per attempt. Lex Cyrus was Evans' top target, picking up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Susquehanna Township wouldn't let Steelton-Highspire keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Susquehanna Township can thank Josh Nengite and Garee Mathes for forcing both of them. Ka?Seemh Singleton Brown was another major factor on D, making 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Middletown didn't have too much breathing room in their match against West Perry on Friday, but they still walked away with a 14-9 win. The 14-point effort marked the Blue Raiders' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Middletown came from Luis Roman and Nickayus Zenon.
Middletown's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Roman and James Queen. Another thorn in West Perry's side was Adiel Johnson, who picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Susquehanna Township's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Middletown, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Susquehanna Township has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 271.4 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Middletown, though, as they've been averaging only 131.6. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Susquehanna Township strolled past Middletown when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-13. Will Susquehanna Township repeat their success, or does Middletown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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