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| 10/18/24 - Away | 48-14 W |
| 08/25/23 - Away | 51-23 W |
| 08/27/22 - Home | 74-41 W |
Fulshear has gone a perfect 3-0 against Strake Jesuit recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Chargers will be playing at home against the Fighting Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Fulshear beats Strake Jesuit with 37 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Chargers took their contest on Saturday with ease, bagging a 37-6 win over Foster. The victory was familiar territory for the Chargers, who have now won five games in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fulshear to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shaan Patel, who threw for 290 yards and two TDs, and also punched in one rushing score. Kaden Bean helped Patel out on the ground, rushing for 70 yards and one touchdown on only six carries.
Fulshear's run defense was locked in: Foster could only muster -0.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Matthew Nwabo for the heroic effort on defense: he. Fulshear's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.9.
Fulshear's defense didn't let Seth Ross, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Foster's QB won't forget Nwabo anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Evan Ferns was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing one fumble, and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Strake Jesuit). They blew past Alief Elsik 63-42 on Thursday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-7.
Fulshear better keep an eye on John Hebert. He was instrumental in Strake Jesuit's win, rushing for 323 yards and six scores while picking up 15.4 yards per carry. Hebert's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 19th straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Grayson Ochoa, who rushed for 182 yards and one TD while picking up 8.7 yards per carry.
Strake Jesuit's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Fulshear, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Fulshear has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 296.1 passing yards per game. Strake Jesuit, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 363.7 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Fulshear against Strake Jesuit in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 48-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hebert, who rushed for 214 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Chargers still be able to contain Hebert? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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