Football Preview: Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers vs. Twin Valley Raiders
Lampeter-Strasburg is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Twin Valley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers will host the Twin Valley Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lampeter-Strasburg knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Twin Valley likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Lampeter-Strasburg humbled Eastern Lebanon County with a 52-7 victory. Fans of the Pioneers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Lampeter-Strasburg had a senior duo take command as Dominic Brown rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns and Caileb Howse threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. That's the most rushing yards Brown has posted since back in August.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lampeter-Strasburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Lampeter-Strasburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Howse and Danny Weichler.
Meanwhile, Twin Valley's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Friday. They fell 34-24 to Wyomissing. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost eight in a row.
Lampeter-Strasburg's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Twin Valley, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
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