After flying high against Lebanon last Friday, Palmyra came back down to earth. The Palmyra Cougars came up short against the Mechanicsburg Wildcats on Friday, falling 35-14. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Eli Reider and his top target Josh Smith. Reider threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes while Smith picked up 171 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 114 receiving yards per game.
Palmyra's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Mechanicsburg, the win (which was their fifth in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 2-0.
Palmyra will square off against Hershey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Hershey focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Mechanicsburg, they are taking a road trip to face off against Mifflin County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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