Football Preview: Lancaster Legends vs. Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East Tigers
The Lancaster Legends will challenge the Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, Lancaster was fully in charge, breezing past Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors 42-6 at home. The game marked the Legends' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Jamestown on Friday, but they still walked away with a 27-23 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Red & Green are ranked 120th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Freeman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 257 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 84 yards on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jack Eskridge was Freeman's top target, picking up 174 receiving yards.
Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Lancaster's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Lancaster came up short against Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 20-7. Will Lancaster have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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