Football Game Preview: Hanover Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 2:08am

Football Preview: Hanover Nighthawks vs. Eastern York Golden Knights

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The Hanover Nighthawks will take on the Eastern York Golden Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Last Thursday, Hanover had to suffer through a 48-20 loss at the hands of Annville-Cleona. The Nighthawks haven't had much luck with the Dutchmen recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Meanwhile, while Eastern York put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Fairfield. Eastern York claimed a resounding 75-0 win over Fairfield at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Knights.

Eastern York wouldn't let Fairfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Eastern York can thank Donte Lewis and Cole Staker for forcing both of them. Lewis didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made six total tackles which he returned for a touchdown.

Hanover's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. As for Eastern York, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.

Hanover took a serious blow against Eastern York in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, falling 47-17. Can Hanover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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