The Mechanicsburg Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Red Land Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mechanicsburg has eight straight wins, Red Land has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mechanicsburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Gettysburg on the road to the tune of 48-20 on Friday. The Wildcats' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Isaac Dollman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and three touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. Eli Reider was another key player, throwing for 122 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mechanicsburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Red Land lost 34-14 to Northern York on Friday.
Red Land might have lost, but man, Brady Seyler was a machine: he rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Seyler a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mechanicsburg's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Red Land, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Mechanicsburg has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 181.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Red Land, though, as they've been averaging only 92.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Mechanicsburg strolled past Red Land in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 49-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mechanicsburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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