Football Preview: LaVille Lancers vs. North Newton Spartans
The LaVille Lancers and the North Newton Spartans are set to duel on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
LaVille is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 41-6 victory over West Central. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won three matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
Cody Allen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 249 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Those 249 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Cole Stafford was another key rusher, gaining 78 total yards and two touchdowns.
LaVille was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 251.
LaVille 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 Collin Czarnecki.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Newton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past Bowman Academy with a 46-40 win on Friday.
The victory got LaVille back to even at 5-5. As for North Newton, their win bumped their record up to 3-7.
LaVille skirted past North Newton 3-0 when the teams last played back in August of 2017. Does LaVille have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Newton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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