Football Preview: St. John-Vianney Lancers vs. Marlboro Mustangs
The St. John-Vianney Lancers will take on the Marlboro Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. John-Vianney is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Carteret 34-0 at home.
St. John-Vianney found their leader in underclassman Abdul Turay, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Adam Urs also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, while Marlboro put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Colts Neck. Marlboro took their match at home with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over Colts Neck. The Mustangs pushed the score to 27-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had little chance of recovering from.
Christian LaFonte went supernova for Marlboro, rushing for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry.
LaFonte wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Marlboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Marlboro's defense and their four sacks. Colts Neck's QB won't forget Nicholas Diadema anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Diadema didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
St. John-Vianney came up short against Marlboro in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 16-7. Will St. John-Vianney have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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