The Upper Dauphin Area Trojans will head out to face off against the Newport Buffaloes 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.
Upper Dauphin Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Susquenita at home to the tune of 46-14 on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Trojans who have now won three matches in a row.
Upper Dauphin Area's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aidan Bingaman led the charge by throwing for 187 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Tyler Erdley helped Bingaman out on the ground, picking up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Upper Dauphin Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Upper Dauphin Area's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Leading the way was Eoghan Savage with two.
Meanwhile, Newport humbled Halifax with a 42-7 victory.
The win got Upper Dauphin Area back to even at 4-4. As for Newport, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6.
Upper Dauphin Area took their win against Newport in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 30-6. In that contest, Upper Dauphin Area amassed a halftime lead of 22-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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