After flying high against Springfield Gardens last Saturday, Long Island Lutheran came back down to earth. The Long Island Lutheran Crusaders fell 40-32 to the Delaware Valley Warriors on Saturday. The match marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Long Island Lutheran had strong showings from Peyton Robinson, who threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and Jacob Butler, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Butler was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 67 yards.
Logan Olsommer looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 26 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 134 yards on only 12 passes.
The defeat snapped Long Island Lutheran's losing streak at six games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Delaware Valley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-4.
Long Island Lutheran will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Pennington at 2:00 p.m. on October 19th. As for Delaware Valley, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Valley View at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Delaware Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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