Football Game Preview: St. Brendan Sabres vs. Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions + How To Watch

The St. Brendan Sabres are taking a road trip to challenge the Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.

On Friday, St. Brendan was beaten by NSU University 42-6. The Sabres have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Immaculata-La Salle strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They claimed a resounding 49-12 victory over Miami Springs. Given the Royal Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 403rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

St. Brendan better focus on containing Adrian Cox and Nate Merrell Jr. as the pair were huge in Immaculata-La Salle's win. Cox rushed for 103 yards and four TDs, while Merrell Jr. threw for 189 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 13 passes. Merrell Jr.'s longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Immaculata-La Salle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trayton Jones and Antwan Jones. Ian Destinobles was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing one fumble, and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Immaculata-La Salle's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for St. Brendan, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.

St. Brendan couldn't quite get it done against Immaculata-La Salle when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 14-7. Thankfully for the Sabres, Santiago Robles (who rushed for 138 yards and one score on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.