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By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 3:42am

Football Preview: Tioga Indians vs. Leesville Wampus Cats

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The Tioga Indians are taking a road trip to challenge the Leesville Wampus Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Friday, Tioga lost to Sterlington on the road by a 28-13 margin. The loss was the Indians' first of the season.

Meanwhile, Leesville ended up a good deal behind Sam Houston on Friday and lost 56-41. While losing is never fun, the Wampus Cats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Broncos are ranked 34th).

Leesville might have lost, but man, Xavier Ford was a machine: he rushed for 298 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Ford's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 175 rushing yards dating back to last season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Tioga fell to 2-1. As for Leesville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Tioga was taken down by Leesville 34-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Tioga, Caleb Gallashaw (who rushed for 245 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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