Football Preview: Lutcher Bulldogs vs. South Lafourche Tarpons
Lutcher is 4-0 against South Lafourche since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lutcher Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the South Lafourche Tarpons at 7:30 p.m. Lutcher is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Lutcher's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Morgan City 48-0. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Tigers are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Zach Jenkins, who threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Ashton Stark also helped with two touchdowns in total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lutcher's defense and their five sacks. In that department, Coy Ruiz was the leader with two. Lutcher got some further help from Reshad Sterling: he picked up a sack and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, South Lafourche had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Patriots, posting a 42-0 win. That's two games straight that the Tarpons have won by exactly 42 points.
Lutcher's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 1.0 points per game. As for South Lafourche, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Everything came up roses for Lutcher against South Lafourche in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lutcher since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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