{"id":125211,"date":"2023-11-19T13:04:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=125211"},"modified":"2023-11-19T13:04:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:04:48","slug":"lafayette-steals-the-game-from-lehigh-university-49-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=125211","title":{"rendered":"LAFAYETTE STEALS THE GAME FROM LEHIGH UNIVERSITY 49-21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.df-foto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Story &amp; Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<div>The big game between rivals Lehigh University Mountain Hawks and Lafayette Leopards was held Saturday, held at Goodman Stadium.<\/div>\n<div>The sun was shining, a cool breeze in the air, as these two teams took the field for the 159<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0time.\u00a0 In attendance, there were over 14,000 fans cheering for their favorite team.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><div 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The score was tied, 7-7.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>At the beginning of the second quarter, with high enthusiasm and drive, The Mountain Hawks scored again, leading the Leopards, 14-7.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>That lead did not last long, as the Leopards evened up the score 14-14. With the crowds screaming loudly on both sides, The Mountain Hawks scored another touchdown and field goal bringing the half time score to 21-14.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The third quarter started the shift towards the Leopards, and an early touchdown and field goal score evened the score back to 21-21. With less than five minutes left in the quarter, the Leopards scored again now 21-28. Notably for the Mountain Hawks, they would not score again for the rest of the game.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Leopards scored again early in the fourth quarter, 21-35, and the gluttony didn&#8217;t end there. It was back to back touchdowns\u00a0 and field goals within the first five minutes, the score was 21-42. With five minutes left in the game, the Leopards made their final touchdown and field goal, a final score of 21-49 for the Leopard win.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<table class=\"sidearm-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"text-hide\" style=\"background-color: #5c3e27;\" scope=\"col\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"text-center\" style=\"background-color: #5c3e27;\" scope=\"col\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1st<\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"text-center\" style=\"background-color: #5c3e27;\" scope=\"col\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2nd<\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"text-center\" style=\"background-color: #5c3e27;\" scope=\"col\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">3rd<\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"text-center\" style=\"background-color: #5c3e27;\" scope=\"col\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">4th<\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"text-center\" style=\"background-color: #5c3e27;\" scope=\"col\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">F<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">LAFAYETTE<\/th>\n<td class=\"text-center\">\/<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-center\">14<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-center\">21<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-center emphasize\">49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><span class=\"hide-on-medium-down\">lehigh<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"text-center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-center\">14<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-center\">0<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-center\">0<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-center emphasize\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>For more information and upcoming schedules for the Mountain Hawks visit <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/\">https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story &amp; Photographs by Diane Fleischman The big game between rivals Lehigh University Mountain Hawks and Lafayette Leopards was held Saturday, held at Goodman Stadium. 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