Donegal is 0-4 against Lampeter-Strasburg since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Donegal Indians will host the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Donegal came up short against West York Area and fell 28-16. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 191st).
Meanwhile, Lampeter-Strasburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over Cocalico. Fans of the Pioneers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Caileb Howse was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 206 yards while completing 73.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Dominic Brown, who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns.
Donegal now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Lampeter-Strasburg, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Donegal was taken down by Lampeter-Strasburg 50-6 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Donegal, John Mellinger (who rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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