Hanover Area hasn't had much luck against Lake-Lehman recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hanover Area Hawkeyes will welcome the Lake-Lehman Knights at 7:00 p.m. Hanover Area will be strutting in after a victory while Lake-Lehman will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with 11 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Hanover Area finally turned things around against Columbia Montour Vo-Tech on Saturday. They walked away with a 56-44 win over the Rams. The Hawkeyes' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
Malique Campbell Campbell was a one-man wrecking crew for Hanover Area as he rushed for 278 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Campbell a new career-high in rushing 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 managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lake-Lehman and Wyoming Area met for a duel on Friday where Lake-Lehman had to take the L. Lake-Lehman lost 35-14 to Wyoming Area. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
Hanover Area's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Lake-Lehman, they moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Hanover Area was dealt a bruising 35-6 loss at the hands of Lake-Lehman in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Hanover Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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