The Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Miami Springs Golden Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Immaculata-La Salle's defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so Miami Springs' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Immaculata-La Salle took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Somerset Academy, posting a 47-16 win at home. Given the Royal Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Panthers are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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 Keondre Ponton and Tavarus Jones. Ponton is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Immaculata-La Salle got some further help from Phillip Jones Jr: he picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Miami Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 42-8 loss at the hands of Ransom Everglades.
Immaculata-La Salle pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Miami Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
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