Harrisburg had to endure a 14-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They breezed by the Piggott Mohawks on the road to the tune of 33-6 on Friday. The Hornets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Jayvin Thompson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 148 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Harrisburg's defense and their three sacks. Evan Henley was especially locked on to Piggott's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Harrisburg got some further help from Andrew England: he made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harrisburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Harrisburg's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Piggott, their loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5.
Harrisburg will welcome Manila at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harrisburg is facing Manila at the right time seeing as Manila is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Piggott, they will head out on the road to face off against Walnut Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season.
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