The Middletown Blue Raiders will face off against the Susquehanna Township HANNA at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Middletown's defense has only allowed 17.8 points per game this season, so Susquehanna Township's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Middletown beat West Perry 14-9. The 14-point effort marked the Blue Raiders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Middletown came from Luis Roman and Nickayus Zenon.
Middletown'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 Roman and James Queen. Another thorn in West Perry's side was Adiel Johnson, who picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Meanwhile, Susquehanna Township made easy work of Steelton-Highspire on Thursday and carried off a 41-20 win. Given the HANNA's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Steamrollers are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Td Evans was his usual excellent self, throwing for 263 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per attempt. Jarrett Kern did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 47 receiving yards.
Susquehanna Township wouldn't let Steelton-Highspire keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Susquehanna Township can thank Josh Nengite and Garee Mathes for forcing both of them. Ka?Seemh Singleton Brown was another major factor on D, making 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The victory made it two in a row for Middletown and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Susquehanna Township, their record now sits at 4-1.
Things could have been worse for Middletown, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-13 loss to Susquehanna Township in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Middletown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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