The Mechanicsburg Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Red Land Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mechanicsburg has eight straight victories, Red Land has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mechanicsburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Gettysburg on the road to the tune of 48-20 on Friday. The Wildcats' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Isaac Dollman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 145 yards and three touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. Eli Reider was another key player, throwing for 122 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
Meanwhile, Red Land lost 34-14 to Northern York on Friday.
Despite the loss, Red Land got top-tier performance from Brady Seyler, who rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Seyler a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mechanicsburg's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Red Land, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Mechanicsburg strolled past Red Land when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 49-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mechanicsburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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