The Mountain Lakes Lakers will take on the Newton Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mountain Lakes comes in on four and Newton on three.
On Friday, Mountain Lakes strolled past Morris Catholic with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Crusaders are ranked 239th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Newton's game on Friday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 40-29 victory over Kittatinny Regional.
Mountain Lakes' win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Newton, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-2.
Mountain Lakes barely slipped by Newton in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 21-20. Do the Lakers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Braves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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