Pennington has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They and the Long Island Lutheran Crusaders are set to duel on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Pennington was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 19-14 to Wyoming Seminary College Prep.
Meanwhile, Long Island Lutheran unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak dating back to last season last Saturday. They fell 40-32 to Delaware Valley. The contest marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Long Island Lutheran had strong showings from Peyton Robinson, who threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and Jacob Butler, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Butler got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 67 yards.
Pennington's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Long Island Lutheran, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Pennington and Long Island Lutheran were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but Pennington suffered an agonizing 16-15 loss. Thankfully for Pennington, Jeremy Alexandre (who threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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