After flying high against Northeastern last Friday, Red Lion came back down to earth. The Red Lion Lions came up short against the Dallastown Wildcats on Friday, falling 42-20. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Wildcats are ranked 78th).
Although Red Lion took the loss, they still got scores from Mason Hollingshead, Octavius Thompson, and Zyaire Selby.
Even if they lost, Red Lion's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was David Clippinger with two. He has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 19 times he's played. Red Lion got some further help from Jackson Harris: he made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Among those leading the charge was Kody Kissner, who threw for 123 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards. Those 70 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Red Lion has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Dallastown, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Red Lion does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dallastown, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Harrisburg at 1:00 p.m. on November 9th. One thing working in Dallastown's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matches.
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