The Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions will challenge the Mater Academy Charter Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Immaculata-La Salle will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Immaculata-La Salle's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They really took it to St. Brendan for the full four quarters, racking up a 40-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Royal Lions, who have now won seven contests by 31 points or more so far this season.
The critical scores for Immaculata-La Salle came from Antwan Jones, Jayvion Robinson, Tavarus Jones, and Luciano Carniglia.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Immaculata-La Salle proved: they limited St. Brendan to a paltry -0.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Ian Destinobles for the heroic effort on defense: he. Immaculata-La Salle didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.8.
Ian Destinobles
| 10/18/25 vs St. Brendan | 10 |
| 10/10/25 vs Miami Springs | 8 |
| 10/03/25 @ Somerset Academy | 3 |
| 09/26/25 @ Ransom Everglades | 9 |
| 09/05/25 @ Belen Jesuit | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Immaculata-La Salle's defense also made the game a nightmare for the opposing QB, racking up ten sacks. Phillip Jones Jr led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. With that strong performance, Destinobles is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game. Jones got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy Charter came up short against Lake Gibson on Friday and fell 34-26. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Lions, who until this game were averaging 8.25 points allowed.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mater Academy Charter fell to 7-1. As for Immaculata-La Salle, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Everything went Immaculata-La Salle's way against Mater Academy Charter in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Immaculata-La Salle made off with a 34-14 win. Will the Royal Lions repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
