The matchup between Mifflin County and Lower Dauphin on Saturday hardly resembled the 9-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Huskies took a 35-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Huskies, who until this contest were averaging 14.25 points allowed.
Mifflin County lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Brandon Kauffman, who rushed for 65 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Hartung, who threw for 202 yards and two TDs.
Hunter Strohm had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 253 yards and three scores for Lower Dauphin. Strohm has become a key player for the Falcons: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Mifflin County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Lower Dauphin, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Mifflin County will challenge Gettysburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Huskies are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lower Dauphin, they are taking a road trip to take on Waynesboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Falcons will be up against the Indians' rather soft defense (which has allowed 27.5 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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