Hanover is 0-4 against Annville-Cleona since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hanover Nighthawks are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they face off against the Annville-Cleona Dutchmen at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Hanover is leaving town to face Annville-Cleona after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Hanover had to suffer through a 38-7 loss at the hands of Kennard-Dale.
Annville-Cleona kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of Biglerville by a score of 39-36.
Despite the loss, Annville-Cleona got top-tier performance from Jonathon Shay, who rushed for 224 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Bryce Keller was in the mix as well, providing Annville-Cleona with three rushing touchdowns touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Annville-Cleona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Biglerville only rushed for 247.
Hanover was dealt a bruising 52-19 defeat at the hands of Annville-Cleona in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Keller, who rushed for 208 yards and a touchdown. Now that Hanover knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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