Lebanon and Ephrata are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Lebanon Cedars will welcome the Ephrata Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lebanon will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Lebanon is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Governor Mifflin on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lebanon was dealt a 56-18 loss at the hands of Governor Mifflin. While losing is never fun, the Cedars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 478th, while the Mustangs are ranked 155th).
Meanwhile, while Ephrata put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Muhlenberg. Ephrata breezed by Muhlenberg at home to the tune of 32-0. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Mountaineers this season.
Ephrata relied on the efforts of Caleb Grant, who threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns, and Jayden Artis, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Lebanon's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Ephrata, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Lebanon took a serious blow against Ephrata in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 51-12. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lebanon was down 38-0.
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