Lakeland Regional and Vernon met for a duel on Friday where Lakeland Regional came out on top. The Lakeland Regional Lancers took their game against the Vernon Vikings 21-14. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Lancers were the better team in the second half.
Lakeland Regional had a senior duo take command as Collin Sabric threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns and Cameron Chapman picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
When it comes to explaining why Vernon lost, don't look at Luca Vizzini. Despite the final result, he picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Vizzini a new career-high in rushing yards. Vernon also got a significant boost from Thomas Benson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 101 yards.
The win got Lakeland Regional back to even at 4-4. As for Vernon, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lakeland Regional wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 14-0 loss against Passaic Valley on the 25th. Vernon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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