Football Preview: De La Salle Cavalier vs. Fisher Gators
De La Salle has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Fisher Gators at 7:00 p.m. De La Salle will be strutting in after a win while Fisher will be coming in after a loss.
De La Salle is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Livingston Collegiate Academy 49-8. The Cavalier might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 33 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Fisher was not quite Thomas Jefferson's equal in the second half on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to Thomas Jefferson. While the Gators had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the 13-7.
Fisher's defeat came about despite a quality game from Nickson Thibodeaux, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Thibodeaux has posted since back in September of 2023. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jacob Bourgeois, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Fisher was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
De La Salle has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.6 points per game. As for Fisher, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
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