The La Salle Lancers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Anderson Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
La Salle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Harrison to the tune of 37-0. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Wildcats are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Anderson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 42-0 victory over Mt. Healthy. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Raptors just coasted through the last quarter.
Durrell Turner was his usual excellent self, rushing for 263 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Justice Burnam, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Anderson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Anderson's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Jayden Egbert was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sacks himself. Those three sacks set a new season-high mark for him.
La Salle is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.1 points per game. As for Anderson, their win bumped their record up to 13-0.
Everything went La Salle's way against Anderson in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as La Salle made off with a 45-21 victory. Will La Salle repeat their success, or does Anderson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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