After three games on the road, Palmyra is heading back home. They will welcome the Northern York Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Palmyra ended up a good deal behind Red Land and lost 21-7. The Cougars have struggled against the Patriots recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Northern York was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 28-14 to Shippensburg. While losing is never fun, the Polar Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 82nd).
Although Northern York took the loss, they still got scores from Grady Bonin and Gabe Johnson.
Palmyra's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Northern York, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Palmyra came out on top in a nail-biter against Northern York when the teams last played back in November of 2020, sneaking past 27-24. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northern York's Jordan Heisey, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 169 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Palmyra to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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