Football Recap: Lancaster Catholic Crusaders vs. Delone Catholic Squires
Lancaster Catholic was the 28-21 winner over Delone Catholic when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lancaster Catholic Crusaders took a 34-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Delone Catholic Squires on Friday. The Crusaders were down 27-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Braden Smith went supernova for Delone Catholic, rushing for 168 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Staub, who threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns.
Lancaster Catholic's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Delone Catholic, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Lancaster Catholic will square off against Eastern Lebanon County on Friday. As for Delone Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Northern Lebanon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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