Ephrata and Lebanon are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Ephrata Mountaineers will venture away from home to square off against the Lebanon Cedars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ephrata will be strutting in after a victory while Lebanon will be coming in after a defeat.
Ephrata will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Muhlenberg on Friday. Ephrata claimed a resounding 32-0 win over Muhlenberg at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mountaineers considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Ephrata can attribute much of their success to 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.
Meanwhile, Lebanon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Governor Mifflin on the road and fell 56-18. 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).
The victory got Ephrata back to even at 4-4. As for Lebanon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Ephrata against Lebanon in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 51-12 win. In that contest, Ephrata amassed a halftime lead of 38-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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