Football Preview: Raritan Rockets vs. St. John-Vianney Lancers
The Raritan Rockets are taking a road trip to challenge the St. John-Vianney Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Raritan knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully St. John-Vianney likes a good challenge.
Raritan took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 34-27 victory over Colts Neck.
Meanwhile, St. John-Vianney made easy work of Matawan Regional on Friday and carried off a 42-21 win. With the Lancers ahead 28-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Abdul Turay and Zach Labarca were among the main playmakers for St. John-Vianney as the former rushed for 241 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Turay a new career-high in rushing yards.
Raritan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for St. John-Vianney, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Raritan skirted past St. John-Vianney 36-33 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Does Raritan have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. John-Vianney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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