Northern Lebanon hasn't had much luck against Octorara Area recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northern Lebanon Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Octorara Area Braves at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Northern Lebanon took a blow against Lampeter-Strasburg, falling 56-3. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Pioneers are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, Octorara Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 24-14 to Eastern Lebanon County.
Although Octorara Area took the loss, they still got scores from Mason Prokay and Mehkai Lambert.
Octorara Area wouldn't let Eastern Lebanon County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Brayden Mastrippolito, Collin Mowday, and Prokay picked up one apiece.
This is the second loss in a row for Northern Lebanon and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Octorara Area, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Northern Lebanon suffered a grim 35-13 defeat to Octorara Area in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Northern Lebanon, Mike Trainor (who rushed for 265 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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