The Newport Buffaloes will face off against the Upper Dauphin Area Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Newport is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Halifax on the road to the tune of 42-7 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Buffaloes considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Upper Dauphin Area waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 46-14 win over the Blackhawks at home.
Upper Dauphin Area's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aidan Bingaman, who threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Tyler Erdley helped Bingaman out on the ground, picking up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Upper Dauphin Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Upper Dauphin Area's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Susquenita's QB won't forget Eoghan Savage anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Newport's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6. As for Upper Dauphin Area, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Newport might still be hurting after the 30-6 loss they got from Upper Dauphin Area when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Newport was down 22-0.
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