With a playoff game on the line, LaVille rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the West Central Trojans to the tune of 41-6. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 27 points or more this season.
Cody Allen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 249 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He has become a key player for LaVille: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. Cole Stafford also helped with two touchdowns in total.
LaVille was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 251.
LaVille didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Collin Czarnecki.
The win got LaVille back to even at 5-5. As for West Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
LaVille and North Newton are set to duel on Friday. North Newton is coming into the matchup with four straight victories on the road, so LaVille will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. West Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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