Two dominant backs in Brady Seyler and Janye Statum are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Red Land Patriots will take on the Shippensburg Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Land is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with nine defeats in a row dating back to last season, Red Land finally turned things around against Hershey on Friday. They walked away with a 20-13 victory over the Trojans. The score was all tied up 13-13 at the break, but the Patriots were the (much) better team in the second half.
It was another big night for Seyler, who rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Red Land was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 68.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 150.
Red Land wouldn't let Hershey keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cason Hoffman, Colin Mcconahy, and Dominic Woodruff picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Shippensburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Gettysburg for the full four quarters, racking up a 35-7 win on the road. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Warriors are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Mark Carothers and he. Carothers rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry while he rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Red Land's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-6. As for Shippensburg, their record is now 7-0.
Things could have been worse for Red Land, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 40-23 loss to Shippensburg when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Can Red Land avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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