Lake-Lehman has gone 9-1 against Hanover Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lake-Lehman Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Hanover Area Hawkeyes at 7:00 p.m.
Lake-Lehman is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Wyoming Area on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lake-Lehman lost 35-14 to Wyoming Area. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Warriors are ranked 149th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hanover Area). They walked away with a 56-44 win over Columbia Montour Vo-Tech on Saturday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Hawkeyes as it spelled an end to their 11-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Hanover Area found their leader in underclassman Malique Campbell Campbell, who rushed for 278 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Campbell showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 61 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Richardson, who threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hanover Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
With the defeat, Lake-Lehman broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3. As for Hanover Area, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Lake-Lehman against Hanover Area when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 35-6 victory. Will Lake-Lehman repeat their success, or does Hanover Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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