Lakeland Regional and Passaic Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Lakeland Regional Lancers will be playing at home against the Passaic Valley Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakeland Regional took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Vernon by a score of 21-14. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Lancers were the better team in the second half.
Lakeland Regional had a senior duo take command as Collin Sabric threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns and Cameron Chapman picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Passaic Valley blew past Nutley, posting a 34-7 win at home. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 27 points or more this season.
The victory got Lakeland Regional back to even at 4-4. As for Passaic Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Lakeland Regional suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Passaic Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Lakeland Regional have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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