Football Game Preview: Cedar Crest Falcons vs. Lebanon Cedars

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Previous Games

10/24/24 - Away	62-20 W
10/26/23 - Home	49-6 W
10/28/22 - Away	47-0 W
08/28/21 - Home	38-0 W
08/23/19 - Home	28-6 W
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Cedar Crest is a perfect 9-0 against Lebanon since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Falcons will welcome the Cedars at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Cedar Crest is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 48 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Hempfield on Friday. They were dealt a 43-13 defeat at the hands of the Black Knights. The Falcons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-6.

Despite the loss, Cedar Crest got top-tier performance from Isaiah Zimmerman, who rushed for 174 yards and one score while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Zimmerman's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.

Meanwhile, Lebanon played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 57-12 loss at the hands of Ephrata. The Cedars haven't had much luck with the Mountaineers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Cedar Crest now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Lebanon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.

Everything came up roses for Cedar Crest against Lebanon in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 62-20 victory. In that contest, the Falcons amassed a halftime lead of 49-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.