Harrisburg had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Altoona Mountain Lions a 33-0 shutout. With that victory, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 26.7 points per game.
It was another big night for Messiah Mickens, who rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Quincy Brannon was in the mix too, providing Harrisburg with two touchdowns.
Harrisburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brannon and Elias Coke. Harrisburg got some further help from Rick Brown: he made 17 total tackles and defended two passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harrisburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Altoona only rushed for 102.
Harrisburg pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Altoona, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Harrisburg will host Cumberland Valley at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Harrisburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season. As for Altoona, they will head out on the road to square off against Chambersburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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