Long Island Lutheran had to kick off their season on the road on Saturday, but they showed no ill effects. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Boys Latin Lakers , sneaking past 34-32.
Jacob Butler was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 188 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Robinson, who threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Long Island Lutheran's defensive line and their three sacks. In that department, Lorenzo Riddick was the leader with two.
Despite the loss, Boys Latin saw an underclassman step up: Ridge Ritter picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss). Cayden Bruce got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Boys Latin dropped their record down to 0-3 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Long Island Lutheran will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against Xaverian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Boys Latin, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Pallotti at 3:15 p.m. on September 20th.
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