Football Recap: Lake Highland Prep Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Landon Towns

By Team Reports Oct 27, 2024, 7:10pm

Football Recap: Lake Highland Prep Highlanders vs. Pine Crest Panthers

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Lake Highland Prep extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Landon Towns. The Lake Highland Prep Highlanders took down the Pine Crest Panthers 28-10 on Friday thanks in part to Towns, who rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.

Towns was just one part of a punishing run game: Lake Highland Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.

Lake Highland Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Grayson Jones.

Lake Highland Prep's record now sits at 5-2. As for Pine Crest, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.

Lake Highland Prep has already played their next match, a 42-0 victory against Trinity Prep on the 25th. As for Pine Crest, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 21-7 loss against North Broward Prep on the 25th.

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