The matchup between St. John-Vianney and Manalapan on Friday hardly resembled the 14-6 effort from their previous meeting. The St. John-Vianney Lancers and the Manalapan Braves were almost perfectly matched up, but the St. John-Vianney Lancers suffered a 35-34 loss. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, St. John-Vianney saw an underclassman step up: Abdul Turay rushed for 225 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Those 225 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Turay. Jahmere James also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 105 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, St. John-Vianney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
St. John-Vianney's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Manalapan, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-2.
St. John-Vianney will be playing in front of their home fans against Middletown North at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Middletown North's defense has only allowed 5.2 points per game this season, so St. John-Vianney's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Manalapan, they are taking a road trip to face off against Howell at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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