The Shabazz Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Mountain Lakes Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on November 17th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Shabazz had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past Butler, posting a 40-13 win on the road.
Meanwhile, Mountain Lakes waltzed into Friday's matchup with two straight wins but they left with three. Everything went their way against Hawthorne as Mountain Lakes made off with a 35-14 victory.
Mountain Lakes' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carson Fitch led the charge by rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Fitch was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 62 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Marco Dzamba, who picked up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Shabazz has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Mountain Lakes, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
