Football Preview: Cecilia Bulldogs vs. North DeSoto Griffins
The Cecilia Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the North DeSoto Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Cecilia sitting on four straight victories and North DeSoto on nine.
Cecilia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Lutcher by a score of 49-41. Cecilia's win was all the more impressive since Lutcher was averaging only 9.9 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, everything went North DeSoto's way against Belle Chasse on Friday as North DeSoto made off with a 38-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Griffins, who have now won seven matchups by 24 points or more so far this season.
A big part of North DeSoto's win came down to the chemistry between Luke Delafield and his top target Cole Cory. Delafield threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Cory picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Delafield also racked up 11 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
North DeSoto pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.2 points. As for Cecilia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Cecilia, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 33-14 loss to North DeSoto when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Can Cecilia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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