The Tipton Cardinals will take on the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Tipton's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Harrisburg has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Tipton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took down Windsor 18-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harrisburg). They secured a 36-30 W over Salisbury on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Trace Combs went supernova for Harrisburg, throwing for 162 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 50 yards. The dominant performance gave Combs a new career-high in rushing yards. Caleb Sager handled things on the ground, rushing for 111 yards.
Tipton's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Harrisburg, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Tipton against Harrisburg in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, as the team secured a 48-0 victory. Does Tipton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harrisburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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