The Lancaster Bruins will challenge the Seneca Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lancaster has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Seneca will come in with four straight victories.
Lancaster is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against York on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bruins were outmatched by the Cougars and fell 36-7. The Bruins were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Meanwhile, Seneca humbled Pickens with a 48-14 victory. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
Lancaster better keep an eye on Gavin Thoma. He was instrumental in Seneca's win, throwing for 168 yards and four touchdowns while completing 93.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 65 yards and one score. That's the most rushing yards Thoma has posted since back in October of 2024. Another player making a difference was Amari Verner, who rushed for 107 yards and one TD on only 11 carries.
Seneca's run defense was locked in: Pickens could only muster 1.7 yards per carry. While two picked up at least seven total tackles, Mekhi Mendez stood above the rest. He picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss). Seneca didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.3.
Seneca's defense didn't let Nolan Hardin, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Jermaine Miller with two. Seneca got some further help from Mendez: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Seneca's record now sits at 9-1. As for Lancaster, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
