After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Littlestown is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Annville-Cleona Dutchmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Littlestown's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Susquehannock on Friday. They took a blow against the Warriors, falling 44-0. The Thunderbolts have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their match on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Annville-Cleona blew past Hanover, posting a 48-20 win at home. The Dutchmen pushed the score to 48-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Nighthawks cut but never quite recovered from.
Bryce Keller had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 162 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 52 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103 rushing yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Jonathon Shay, who gained 162 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Annville-Cleona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 435 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Littlestown's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Annville-Cleona, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Littlestown beat Annville-Cleona 33-21 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Annville-Cleona's Cael Harter, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Littlestown to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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