Cumberland Valley is 2-7 against Harrisburg since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Cumberland Valley 14.7, Harrisburg 15) so any points scored will be well earned.
Cumberland Valley is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bishop McDevitt on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Eagles came up short against the Crusaders, falling 34-13. The Eagles were down 34-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Harrisburg put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed past Altoona to the tune of 45-7. Considering the Cougars have won four contests by more than 37 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Harrisburg's victory came down to the chemistry between Mikal Shank Jr and his top target Elias Coke. Shank Jr threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes while Coke picked up 165 receiving yards and three TDs. Those 165 receiving yards gave Coke a new career-high. Harrisburg also got a significant boost from Princeton Dent, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 105 yards.
Harrisburg's run defense was locked in: Altoona could only muster 1.9 yards per carry. The Cougars didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.9.
Cumberland Valley now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Harrisburg, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Cumberland Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Harrisburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, sneaking past 24-21. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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