Football Game Preview: Octorara Area Braves vs. Northern Lebanon Vikings

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Previous 5 Games

10/11/24 - Home	28-7 W
10/29/21 - Away	35-13 W
09/25/20 - Home	39-6 W
09/06/19 - Home	35-0 W
09/07/18 - Away	27-7 W

Octorara Area is a perfect 5-0 against Northern Lebanon since September of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Braves will head out to square off against the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Octorara Area and six for Northern Lebanon.

Things were looking good for Octorara Area after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 21-13 to Eastern Lebanon County. The Braves gained 213 more yards on the day, but it was the Raiders that made the best use of them.

Although Octorara Area took the loss, they still got scores from Brayden Mastrippolito and Nathaniel Dow.

Meanwhile, Northern Lebanon played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Lampeter-Strasburg 59-13. 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 406th, while the Pioneers are ranked 72nd).

Octorara Area now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Northern Lebanon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

Everything went Octorara Area's way against Northern Lebanon in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Octorara Area made off with a 28-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Braves since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.