Football Preview: Lakeland Regional Lancers vs. Sparta Spartans
The Lakeland Regional Lancers will face off against the Sparta Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Sparta took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakeland Regional, who comes in off a win.
Lakeland Regional is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Thursday. Everything went their way against Governor Livingston as Lakeland Regional made off with a 35-9 victory. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Highlanders are ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakeland Regional's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeremy O'Hernandez, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Sabric, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Sparta came up short against Montville on Thursday, falling 33-9.
Lakeland Regional beat Sparta 21-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Lakeland Regional have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sparta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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