Preview: Lakeland Regional vs. Newton
This week, Newton faces off against Lakeland Regional on Friday at 7:00 PM. Both teams have excelled on the defensive side of the ball (Lakeland Regional allowing an average of 12 points, Newton an average of five).
Newton can now show off three landslide victories after its game last week. It dominated last week, steamrollering Vernon 47 - 0. 47 seems to be a good number for Newton as the team scooped up a win with the same point total the game before.
As for Lakeland Regional, it claimed a 21 - 7 victory over Hackettstown last week. Senior Kelvin Gonzalez deserves a lot of the credit as he ran for 133 yards and also punched in one touchdown. Gonzalez was also an imposing presence on the defensive end with 12 tackles. The score for Gonzalez was a punishing, defense-defying 62-yard dash in the fourth quarter.
Their wins bumped Newton and Lakeland Regional up to an identical 4-0. We'll find out on Friday which team can carry over its success and which team inevitably falls when Newton and Lakeland Regional clash.
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