The Palmyra Cougars will face off against the Lower Dauphin Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Palmyra and three for Lower Dauphin.
Palmyra's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Mifflin County on Friday. They lost 20-0 to the Huskies. The match marked the first time this year in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Lower Dauphin fought the good fight in their overtime game against Shippensburg on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 24-23 to the Greyhounds. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 99th).
Palmyra's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lower Dauphin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Palmyra might still be hurting after the 28-7 defeat they got from Lower Dauphin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lower Dauphin's Carter Burton, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Now that Palmyra knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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