Miami East and Lehman Catholic are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Miami East Vikings will head out to square off against the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Miami East is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Northridge just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 28-10 to the Polar Bears. That makes it the first time this season the Vikings have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Lehman Catholic entered their tilt with Milton-Union on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 35-27. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Cavaliers were the (much) better team in the second half.
Turner Lachey was his usual excellent self, throwing for 280 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 56 yards. Benton Verrill was Lachey's top target, picking up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Miami East's loss dropped their record down to 3-1. As for Lehman Catholic, their record is now 3-1.
Miami East might still be hurting after the 31-7 defeat they got from Lehman Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lehman Catholic's Da'Ron Pride, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Now that Miami East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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