If Hershey was riding high fresh off their 42-7 takedown of Northern York last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hershey Trojans lost 42-21 to the Mechanicsburg Wildcats on Friday. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Despite the loss, Hershey still got an impressive performance from Cameron Sweeney, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Eli Reider continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mechanicsburg, throwing for 234 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Josh Smith did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 107 receiving yards.
Hershey's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Mechanicsburg, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hershey will square off against Waynesboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hershey is facing Waynesboro at the right time seeing as Waynesboro is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Mechanicsburg, they will take on Shippensburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shippensburg is on a four-game streak of home wins, Mechanicsburg a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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