Long Island Lutheran is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Saturday. They will square off against the Pennington Red Hawks at 1:30 p.m. Long Island Lutheran has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Pennington will come in with four straight victories.
Long Island Lutheran is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Eagle Academy II on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Crusaders were outmatched by the Eagle and fell 55-25. The Crusaders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-6.
Kameron Roy
| 10/03/25 @ Delaware Valley | 157 |
| 10/11/25 vs Eagle Academy II | 109 |
| 09/13/25 vs Boys Latin | 89 |
| 09/27/25 vs Riverdale Baptist | 88 |
| 09/20/25 vs Episcopal Academy | 74 |
Despite their loss, Long Island Lutheran saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Peyton Robinson, who threw for 276 yards and three TDs while completing 77.3% of his passes, was perhaps the best of all. The Crusaders also got help from Kameron Roy, who showed off his sure hands for 109 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pennington). They were the clear victors by a 50-26 margin over Wyoming Seminary College Prep on Friday. The Red Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 24 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tommy Surtz and Lorenzo Swain. Surtz rushed for 69 yards and one score while Swain rushed for 48 yards and one touchdown.
Pennington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Pennington's record is now 5-2. As for Long Island Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Long Island Lutheran was dealt a bruising 42-13 loss at the hands of Pennington in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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