Lake Park hasn't had much luck against Batavia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lake Park Lancers are taking a road trip to face off against the Batavia Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lake Park is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Bartlett: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lake Park blew Bartlett out of the water with a 31-0 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lancers had established a 28 point advantage.
Lake Park's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but George Tzamouranis led the charge by throwing for 159 yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a rushing score. Robert Munaco helped Tzamouranis out on the ground, rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 46 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Batavia took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over South Elgin. The Bulldogs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Nathan Whitwell went supernova for Batavia, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Whitwell got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 61 yards. Another big playmaker for Batavia was Brett Berggren, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Batavia's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 5.5 times. Xavier Blanquel was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
The win made it two in a row for Lake Park and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Batavia, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Lake Park might still be hurting after the 47-21 defeat they got from Batavia when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Lake Park, Ryan Boe (who threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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