Football Preview: Long Island Lutheran Crusaders vs. Springfield Gardens Golden Eagles
The Long Island Lutheran Crusaders will face off against the Springfield Gardens Golden Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are still undefeated (Long Island Lutheran has five wins dating back to last season, while Springfield Gardens has ten dating back to last season).
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Long Island Lutheran on the road against Port Chester as the team secured a 40-7 victory. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Rams are ranked 416th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peyton Robinson looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 99 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Robinson is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Jacob Butler got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Long Island Lutheran wouldn't let Port Chester keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Long Island Lutheran can thank Nolan Radics and Alexander Johnson for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Springfield Gardens was able to grind out a solid win over Martin on Saturday, taking the game 14-6.
Long Island Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Springfield Gardens, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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