The De La Salle Collegiate Pilots will take on the King Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
De La Salle Collegiate is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past Port Huron to the tune of 34-6. The result was nothing new for the Pilots, who have now won four contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
A big part of De La Salle Collegiate's win came down to the chemistry between Grayson Thurston and his top target Damion King IV. Thurston threw for 236 yards and three TDs while completing 72.2% of his passes while King IV picked up 169 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. King IV really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
De La Salle Collegiate's run defense was locked in: Port Huron could only muster 2.4 yards per carry. That's the most yards per carry they've posted since back in September of 2024.
Meanwhile, King didn't have too much trouble with Trenton on Friday as they won 38-22. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Crusaders' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Trojans are ranked 175th).
De La Salle Collegiate is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.3 points over those games. As for King, their record is now 7-4.
De La Salle Collegiate took their win against King when the teams last played back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 35-13 score. In that game, the Pilots amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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