With a playoff game on the line, Mandeville rose to the challenge on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 31-16 victory over the Thibodaux Tigers. Given the Skippers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Tigers are ranked 117th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Mandeville came from Jax O'Quin, Marques Zenon, and Isaiah Baham.
Mandeville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Montrell White and Dylan Henry. Another thorn in Thibodaux's side was Chase Mccarthy, who made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
The win made it two in a row for Mandeville and bumps their season record up to 10-1. As for Thibodaux, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Mandeville will take on West Monroe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mandeville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.9 points per game this season. Thibodaux does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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