With a playoff game on the line, LaVille rose to the challenge on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the North Newton Spartans a 49-0 shutout. That looming 49-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lancers yet this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead LaVille to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cody Allen, who rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Allen's longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Xzavian Lafave also helped with two touchdowns in total.
LaVille was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 98.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 212.4.
LaVille didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jon Neese and Lucas Underwood.
The win was the third in a row for LaVille, bringing their record for this year to 6-5. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.7 points per game. As for North Newton, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
LaVille has already played their next game, a 44-18 loss against North Judson-San Pierre on the 8th. North Newton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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