The Gettysburg Warriors will take on the Shippensburg Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Gettysburg was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 41-35 to Hershey. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Shippensburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They pulled ahead with a 24-23 photo finish over Lower Dauphin. The 24-point effort marked the Greyhounds' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Janye Statum was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Shippensburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Gettysburg's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Shippensburg, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Gettysburg was able to grind out a solid win over Shippensburg in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 13-0. Does Gettysburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shippensburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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