Lebanon is 10-0 against Crawfordsville since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lebanon Tigers will take on the Crawfordsville Athenians at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lebanon has three straight wins, Crawfordsville has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Lebanon strolled past Tri-West Hendricks with points to spare, taking the game 30-16.
Meanwhile, Crawfordsville fought the good fight in their overtime contest against North Montgomery on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 28-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargin' Chargers. One positive for the Athenians, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Although Crawfordsville took the loss, they still got scores from Braeden Hites, Daniel Surface, and Landon Gerold.
Crawfordsville wouldn't let North Montgomery keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Diego Castillo was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also made six total tackles, which is notable because Crawfordsville is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 0-3 otherwise. Crawfordsville got some further help from Keegan Cokel: he made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Lebanon's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Crawfordsville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Lebanon against Crawfordsville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 35-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lebanon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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