The Shenandoah Raiders are taking a road trip to take on the Eastern Hancock Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Shenandoah will face Eastern Hancock after dropping another heartbreaker against Northeastern on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Shenandoah came up short against Northeastern, falling 42-20. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Eastern Hancock never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Monroe Central last Friday. They really took it to the Golden Bears for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-14 victory on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-7.
Mark Kube was his usual excellent self, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. He is becoming a predictor of Eastern Hancock's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Edon, who threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns.
Shenandoah's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Eastern Hancock, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Shenandoah came up short against Eastern Hancock when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 26-14. Can Shenandoah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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