Friday just wasn't the day for Octorara Area's offense. They took a blow against the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers on Friday, falling 45-0. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Pioneers are ranked 49th).
Lampeter-Strasburg had a senior duo take command as Dominic Brown rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries and Caileb Howse threw for 157 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Brown is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Octorara Area dropped their record down to 3-3 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Octorara Area will head out on the road to take on Eastern Lebanon County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Northern Lebanon at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Northern Lebanon: 16.6, Lampeter-Strasburg: 8.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
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