Lakewood fell victim to Johnstown-Monroe and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies, falling 76-0. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 599th, while the Johnnies are ranked 187th).
Johnstown-Monroe had a senior duo take command as Nana Owusu rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries and Sam Marasek rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns. Owusu's longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ryan Sager was another key player, rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown.
Lakewood dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Johnstown-Monroe, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakewood will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Newark Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Lakewood is facing Newark Catholic at the right time seeing as Newark Catholic is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Johnstown-Monroe, they will head out to face off against Utica at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Johnstown-Monroe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.2 points per game this season.
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