Football Preview: Pemberton Hornets vs. Lawrence Cardinals
The Pemberton Hornets will face off against the Lawrence Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Pemberton, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, everything went Pemberton's way against Maple Shade as Pemberton made off with a 41-21 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Shaun Lake was a one-man wrecking crew for Pemberton as he rushed for 188 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Lake also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making a tackle. Andrew Anderson also helped out with an impressive 83 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pemberton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pemberton's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Thaisaan Alexander was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Lawrence unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They fell just short of Bordentown by a score of 10-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Scotties: they've now lost three in a row.
Pemberton's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Lawrence, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Pemberton came up short against Lawrence in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 19-7. Can Pemberton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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