The Marlboro Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the St. John-Vianney Lancers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Marlboro is headed out to face St. John-Vianney after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Marlboro really took it to Colts Neck for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-0 win at home. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mustangs had established a 27 point advantage.
Christian LaFonte was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry.
LaFonte wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Marlboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Another reason for the win was Marlboro's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Nicholas Diadema was especially locked on to Colts Neck's QB and sacked him twice. Diadema also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, St. John-Vianney got themselves on the board against Carteret on Friday, but Carteret never followed suit. They breezed by the Ramblers at home to the tune of 34-0.
St. John-Vianney found their leader in underclassman Abdul Turay, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Adam Urs also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Marlboro was able to grind out a solid victory over St. John-Vianney in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 16-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marlboro since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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