Red Lion is on a six-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Northeastern a nine-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withthe Northeastern Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Red Lion is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Central York on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Red Lion had to suffer through a 63-16 loss at the hands of Central York. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Panthers are ranked 33rd).
Although Red Lion took the loss, they still got scores from Octavius Thompson and Raphael Zamora.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 55-6, which was the final score in Northeastern's tilt against South Western on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Bobcats have lost by exactly 49 points.
Red Lion's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Northeastern, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Red Lion against Northeastern in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 61-24 victory. In that match, Red Lion amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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