Football Preview: LaVille Lancers vs. West Central Trojans
The LaVille Lancers and the West Central Trojans are set to duel on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
LaVille is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Whiting 56-20 on the road. With the Lancers ahead 42-14 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Cole Stafford was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 255 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Those 255 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jon Neese was in the mix as well, providing LaVille with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, LaVille was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 84.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 169.3.
Meanwhile, West Central earned a 26-14 victory over North White on Friday.
Christian Hughes was a one-man wrecking crew for West Central as he rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
West Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Connor Huber and Felipe Bazan.
LaVille's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for West Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for LaVille against West Central in their previous matchup back in August of 2016, as the team secured a 63-16 victory. In that matchup, LaVille amassed a halftime lead of 50-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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