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Bucknell suffered its fifth consecutive loss last Saturday and the Bison are hoping to change fortunes and pick up a victory. However, that's easier said than done this week as Bucknell has a very tough test.
The Bison have to travel to No. 19-ranked Lehigh for a Patriot League showdown at noon and are in for a tough battle for four quarters.
Lehigh are 6-2 this year and 4-1 in the Landmark Conference.
Lehigh suffered a tough 24-18 loss against Villanova last week, coming up shy on its final play of the game in attempting to score and take the win.
Derek Morgan had just 134 passing yards against Villanova, but the Mountain Hawks were led on the ground by Luke Yoder's 132 rushing yards and touchdown. Morgan also ran for 94 yards and a touchdown as Lehigh had 238 yards as a team.
Bucknell is coming off a 34-3 loss last week to Holy Cross in which the Bison's offense weren't able to score a touchdown.
Christopher Dietrich went 12 for 18 for 162 yards but threw three interceptions against Holy Cross. Michael Cadden saw success in the backfield, however, as he carried it 26 times for 102 yards.
Morgan leads Lehigh this year with 648 passing yards and nine touchdowns to just one interception. Rushing wise, Yoder has shown to be tough to slow down for the Mountain Hawks as he has rushed for 1,088 yards and 14 touchdowns this year.