The Orange Lions will take on the Harvey Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Harvey is facing Orange at the wrong time: Orange suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 50-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The Lions' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Harvey had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Spartans 47-13 at home. The contest marked the Red Raiders' most dominant win of the season.
Shahn Alston was a one-man wrecking crew for Harvey as he rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries. Alston really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Burt Jr., who rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Harvey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 286 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Having lost for the first time this season, Orange fell to 4-1. As for Harvey, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Orange came up short against Harvey when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 24-14. Can Orange avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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