The Eastern Lebanon County Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Donegal Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Eastern Lebanon County nor Donegal posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Eastern Lebanon County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lampeter-Strasburg on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Eastern Lebanon County took a blow against Lampeter-Strasburg, falling 52-7. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Pioneers are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, Donegal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 7-6 to Daniel Boone.
Eastern Lebanon County moved to 4-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Donegal, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Eastern Lebanon County beat Donegal 12-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Lebanon County since the team 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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