Football Game Preview: Lake-Lehman Knights vs. Hanover Area Hawkeyes

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Previous Games

10/18/24 - Away	48-6 W
10/20/23 - Away	35-6 W
10/21/22 - Home	40-13 W
09/24/21 - Home	40-7 W
09/25/20 - Away	42-6 W
+ 5 more games

Lake-Lehman has gone 9-1 against Hanover Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Knights will welcome the Hawkeyes at 7:00 p.m.

Lake-Lehman's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Wyoming Area on Friday. They had to suffer through a 28-0 loss at the hands of the Warriors. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hanover Area). They blew past Columbia Montour Vo-Tech, posting a 63-0 victory. The Hawkeyes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 40 points or more this season.

Lake-Lehman better keep an eye on Dewayne Downey. He was instrumental in Hanover Area's win, rushing for 81 yards and four scores on only five carries. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Downey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawin Downey, who rushed for 48 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Hanover Area proved: they limited Columbia Montour Vo-Tech to a paltry 1.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Lucas Cruz for the heroic effort on defense: he. Hanover Area didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.2.

Lake-Lehman's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Hanover Area, the win also got them back to even at 4-4.

Everything came up roses for Lake-Lehman against Hanover Area in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 48-6 victory. In that game, the Knights amassed a halftime lead of 41-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.