Mechanicsburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat the Shippensburg Greyhounds by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 42-21. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mechanicsburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dominick Baker, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Baker a new career-high in rushing yards. Another pass catcher making a difference was Josh Smith, who gained 205 total yards and two touchdowns.
Although Shippensburg took the loss, they still got scores from Derek Lynch, Chase Holtry, and Mark Carothers.
Mechanicsburg's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for Shippensburg, the defeat snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 9-1 record.
Mechanicsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shippensburg, they will welcome Warwick at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shippensburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.3 points per game this season.
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