Football Preview: Peabody Warhorses vs. Franklin Parish Patriots
The Peabody Warhorses will square off against the Franklin Parish Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Peabody will head into Friday's contest eager for some revenge after what happened against Grant: Peabody blew Grant out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Grant got their revenge. Peabody fell just short of Grant by a score of 13-10. Having soared to a lofty 37 points in the game before, the Warhorses couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Franklin Parish, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top in a nail-biter against West Ouachita on Friday, sneaking past 29-27. The 29-point effort marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Franklin Parish's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dezyrian Ellis, who threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 72 yards. Another back making a difference was DJ Neal, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Franklin Parish was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Peabody's loss dropped their record down to 2-4-1. As for Franklin Parish, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Peabody came up short against Franklin Parish in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 15-6. Can Peabody avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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