A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges the Dallastown Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Red Lion is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Northeastern 46-6 at home. The Lions' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
A big part of Red Lion's win came down to the chemistry between Mason Platts and his top target Zyaire Selby. Platts threw for 138 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes while Selby picked up 86 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Red Lion didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Markus Edwards and Selby. Another thorn in Northeastern's side was David Clippinger, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Dallastown had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 44-7 victory over the Rockets at home. Considering the Wildcats have won five contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Christopher Cromartie continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.7 rushing yards per game. Kody Kissner was another key player, throwing for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dallastown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Red Lion's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Dallastown, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Red Lion couldn't quite finish off Dallastown when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 27-25. Will Red Lion have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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