Football Preview: Assumption Mustangs vs. Lutcher Bulldogs
The Assumption Mustangs will square off against the Lutcher Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lutcher is facing Assumption at the wrong time: Assumption suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 16-13. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Lutcher won against Slidell on September 6th with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Lutcher put the hurt on Liberty Magnet with a sharp 28-6 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Patriots are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lutcher had a senior duo take command as Trenton Chaney gained 191 total yards and a touchdown and Zach Jenkins rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Chaney also racked up 147 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Assumption's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Lutcher, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Assumption didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Lutcher in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-10 victory. Does Assumption have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lutcher turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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