Football Preview: St. John-Vianney Lancers vs. Matawan Regional Huskies
St. John-Vianney is 6-0 against Matawan Regional since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. John-Vianney Lancers will take on the Matawan Regional Huskies at 6:00 p.m. St. John-Vianney is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.3 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, St. John-Vianney finally turned things around against Manasquan on Friday. They really took it to the Warriors for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-20 victory at home. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 28 points or more this season.
Abdul Turay was his usual excellent self, rushing for 232 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Labarca, who threw for 166 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
St. John-Vianney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Delavega and Dj Carter. Carter also snagged an interception, which is notable because St. John-Vianney is 3-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. John-Vianney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Matawan Regional, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They never let Ocean Township onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Thursday.
St. John-Vianney now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Matawan Regional, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for St. John-Vianney against Matawan Regional in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, as the squad secured a 35-0 win. Does St. John-Vianney have another victory up their sleeve, or will Matawan Regional turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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