The Long Island Lutheran Crusaders will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Xaverian Clippers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Long Island Lutheran is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Boys Latin. Long Island Lutheran had just enough and edged Boys Latin out 34-32. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 12th in New York, while the Lakers are ranked 74th in Maryland), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacob Butler had a dynamite game for Long Island Lutheran, picking up 188 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Peyton Robinson, who threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Long Island Lutheran's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Lorenzo Riddick was especially locked on to Boys Latin's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Xaverian made off with a 27-26 win over St. Francis Prep.
Long Island Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Xaverian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 21-13. Will Long Island Lutheran repeat their success, or does Xaverian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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