Football Preview: South Lafourche Tarpons vs. Lutcher Bulldogs
South Lafourche hasn't had much luck against Lutcher recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The South Lafourche Tarpons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lutcher Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Lafourche comes in on three and Lutcher on eight.
South Lafourche's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat A.J. Ellender 42-0. That's two games straight that the Tarpons have won by exactly 42 points.
Meanwhile, Lutcher took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-0 win over Morgan City. Considering the Bulldogs have won six contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Zach Jenkins was his usual excellent self, throwing for 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another big playmaker for Lutcher was Ashton Stark, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Lutcher's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Coy Ruiz was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. Lutcher got some further help from Reshad Sterling: he picked up a sack and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Lutcher's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.4 points. As for South Lafourche, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
South Lafourche took a serious blow against Lutcher when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lutcher's Trenton Chaney, who rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that South Lafourche knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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