The Lower Dauphin Falcons are on the road again on Friday to play the Shippensburg Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Lower Dauphin came up short against Hershey and fell 13-3.
Meanwhile, Shippensburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Mifflin County 42-13 on the road. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Huskies are ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Mark Carothers, who rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shippensburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Lower Dauphin's defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Shippensburg, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
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