Football Game Preview: Lancaster Catholic Crusaders vs. Annville-Cleona Dutchmen

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Previous Games

10/04/24 - Away	49-27 W
10/06/23 - Home	21-35 L
10/07/22 - Away	14-13 W
09/24/21 - Home	49-14 W
11/06/20 - Away	24-7 W
+ 4 more games

Lancaster Catholic is 7-2 against Annville-Cleona since September of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Crusaders will host the Dutchmen at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Lancaster Catholic turned things around against Hamburg on Friday. They put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 35-10 victory. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 25 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Annville-Cleona had just enough and edged out Kutztown 42-39 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Dutchmen in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won five in a row.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Devon Englehart and Yamaliel Navarro. Englehart rushed for 150 yards and two TDs on only 15 carries while Navarro rushed for 124 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries. Those 124 rushing yards gave Navarro a new career-high.

Annville-Cleona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in four consecutive games.

Lancaster Catholic's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-3. As for Annville-Cleona, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.

Lancaster Catholic took their victory against Annville-Cleona when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 49-27 score. In that contest, the Crusaders amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.