Football Game Preview: Albany Lions vs. Cross Plains Buffaloes

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Previous Games

10/25/24 - Home	62-12 W
10/13/23 - Away	49-0 W
10/14/22 - Home	56-0 W
11/05/21 - Away	61-3 W
10/30/20 - Home	35-0 W
+ 5 more games

Albany has gone a perfect 10-0 against Cross Plains recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Albany is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Winters: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lions blew the Blizzards out of the water with a 54-0 final score. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Blizzards: they've now won four in a row.

Albany found their leader in sophomore Clay Chapman, who threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Albany proved: they limited Winters to a paltry 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Tristan Howe for the heroic effort on defense: he. Albany didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.4.

Meanwhile, Cross Plains got the win against Miles on Friday by a conclusive 38-14.

Cross Plains' victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Albany, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.

Everything came up roses for Albany against Cross Plains in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 62-12 victory. In that matchup, the Lions amassed a halftime lead of 41-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.