Football Game Preview: Crawfordsville Athenians vs. Lebanon Tigers

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 12:56am

Football Preview: Crawfordsville Athenians vs. Lebanon Tigers

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Crawfordsville is 0-10 against Lebanon since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Crawfordsville Athenians will look to defend their home field against the Lebanon Tigers at 7:00 p.m.

Crawfordsville is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They took a 28-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Montgomery. One positive for the Athenians, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Although Crawfordsville took the loss, they still got scores from Braeden Hites, Daniel Surface, and Landon Gerold.

Crawfordsville wouldn't let North Montgomery keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Diego Castillo was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also made six total tackles, which is notable because Crawfordsville is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 0-3 otherwise. Keegan Cokel was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, Lebanon waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Bruins 30-16.

Crawfordsville's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Lebanon, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.

Crawfordsville was taken down by Lebanon 35-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Crawfordsville 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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