Lawrence has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Pemberton Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Lawrence's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Pemberton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lawrence is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bordentown just ended the team's four-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They fell just short of the Scotties by a score of 10-7. The loss was the Cardinals' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Pemberton got the win against Maple Shade on Saturday by a conclusive 41-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Shaun Lake had a dynamite game for Pemberton, rushing for 188 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Lake also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making a tackle. Andrew Anderson also helped out with an impressive 83 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Pemberton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Thaisaan Alexander was especially locked on to Maple Shade's QB and sacked him twice.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pemberton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lawrence fell to 3-1. As for Pemberton, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Lawrence was able to grind out a solid victory over Pemberton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 19-7. Will Lawrence repeat their success, or does Pemberton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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