Southern Lehigh entered their match against Northwestern Lehigh on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Southern Lehigh Spartans took a 23-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers. The Spartans have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Southern Lehigh's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Southern Lehigh and Northwestern Lehigh should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. Southern Lehigh (ranked 49th) will meet Jim Thorpe (ranked 297th) at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Northwestern Lehigh will face off against Saucon Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 168 places (18 vs. 186).
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