The annual battle for the Little Brown Jug returns to Shippensburg on Sept. 23.
The Greyhounds are no doubt seeking some revenge from last year when Big Spring stole a 20-19 victory in Newville.
Shippensburg scored with 1:54 remaining on Branson Allen's 3-yard run and coach Eric Foust elected to go for two and the win. On the play, Big Spring defensive lineman Dakota Matthews stopped Shippensburg quarterback Marshal Witmer short of the goal line to preserve the victory.
It was Big Spring's first win over Shippensburg since 2004 and helped the Bulldogs reach the District 3 Class AAA playoffs for the first time.
"One of our goals was the win back the Little Brown Jug," Big Spring coach Brent Stroh said in the days following last year's game. "For the community, it's a pride thing, but it's still just one game. The bottom line was, win or lose, this game wouldn't determine the fate of our season."
Big Spring went on to finish the regular season with a 5-5 record. The Bulldogs then lost to Lampeter-Strasburg, 41-13, in the 3-AAA first round. Shippensburg ended with an 8-2 regular-season record and lost to Hershey, 15-6, in the 3-AAA first round.
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