Football Preview: Mountain Lakes Lakers vs. Boonton Bombers
The Mountain Lakes Lakers are taking a road trip to square off against the Boonton Bombers on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Mountain Lakes took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Lenape Valley as Mountain Lakes made off with a 27-6 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Lakers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boonton). They put the hurt on Hopatcong with a sharp 42-18 win on Friday. Considering the Bombers have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Boonton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sylas White, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. White is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Drew Cabalar was another key player, rushing for 102 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Boonton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Mountain Lakes' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Boonton, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Lakes against Boonton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 35-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Lakes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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