Hagerstown is 1-9 against Shenandoah since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hagerstown Tigers will welcome the Shenandoah Raiders at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shenandoah is hoping to do what Cambridge City Lincoln couldn't on Friday: put an end to Hagerstown's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Hagerstown breezed by Cambridge City Lincoln on the road to the tune of 52-8. With the Tigers ahead 40-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Aiden Grover was his usual excellent self, rushing for 135 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Kaagen Kendall, who threw for 102 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hagerstown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cambridge City Lincoln only rushed for 32.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Shenandoah, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 46-26 margin over Park Tudor on Friday. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 20 points or more this season.
Shenandoah's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dylan Parsley led the charge by rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Armstrong, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Shenandoah's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Blayne Stevens and Cash Cowley.
Hagerstown now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Shenandoah, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Hagerstown has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 174.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Shenandoah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 179.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Hagerstown strolled past Shenandoah in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 27-9. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Shenandoah's Evan Fries, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Hagerstown to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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