Hershey and Mechanicsburg are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Hershey Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Mechanicsburg Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hershey 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 Northern York 42-7 at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
It was another big night for Cameron Sweeney, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 122 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making a tackle and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Waynesboro 35-13. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Indians are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hershey pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mechanicsburg, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Hershey suffered a grim 26-3 defeat to Mechanicsburg when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Can Hershey avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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