Mechanicsburg entered their tilt with Palmyra on Friday with four consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Palmyra Cougars 35-14. The Wildcats' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Mechanicsburg had a senior duo take command as Josh Smith picked up 171 receiving yards and four touchdowns and Eli Reider threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 2.5 receiving touchdowns per game.
Mechanicsburg's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Palmyra, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
Mechanicsburg is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge Mifflin County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Palmyra, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hershey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Hershey focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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