Football Game Preview: Northern Lebanon Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:26am

Football Preview: Northern Lebanon Vikings vs. Donegal Indians

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Northern Lebanon and Donegal are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Northern Lebanon Vikings will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Donegal Indians at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Northern Lebanon's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Wyomissing offense got past them. Northern Lebanon was beaten by Wyomissing 42-0 on Saturday. The Vikings just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.

Meanwhile, Donegal entered their contest against Lampeter-Strasburg on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Donegal had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Lampeter-Strasburg. The Indians have struggled against the Pioneers recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Despite the defeat, Donegal saw an underclassman step up: Leelan Baughman rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.

Northern Lebanon's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Donegal, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.

Northern Lebanon took a serious blow against Donegal in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, falling 69-0. Thankfully for Northern Lebanon, Joe Fox (who rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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