The Lawrenceville School Big Red will head out to square off against the Peddie Falcons at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
Lawrenceville School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Lawrenceville School was ranked eighth). Lawrenceville School lost 40-14 to Springside Chestnut Hill Academy two weeks ago. The Big Red have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peddie). They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hill School 45-42. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Nacari Mcfarland had a dynamite game for Peddie, throwing for 379 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes, and also rushing for 47 yards. 160 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ari Miller.
Peddie wouldn't let Hill School keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Peddie can thank Adekunle Olaniyi and Joseph Gaston for forcing both of them. Olaniyi is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Lawrenceville School's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Peddie, the win snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Everything went Lawrenceville School's way against Peddie when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Lawrenceville School made off with a 35-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrenceville School since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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