Football Preview: Franklin Parish Patriots vs. Grant Cougars
Franklin Parish is 4-0 against Grant since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Franklin Parish Patriots will host the Grant Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Franklin Parish is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.6 points per game this season.
Franklin Parish's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Peabody 48-0 on the road. Considering the Patriots have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dezyrian Ellis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. Another player making a difference was Kaaron Jones, who picked up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Franklin Parish's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Chris Addison with two.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Grant's offense. They took a blow against Wossman on Friday, falling 41-0. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The victory made it two in a row for Franklin Parish and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Grant, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Franklin Parish came out on top in a nail-biter against Grant in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 19-17. Will Franklin Parish repeat their success, or does Grant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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