Football Preview: Ouachita Parish Lions vs. West Monroe Rebels
Ouachita Parish is 1-9 against West Monroe since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ouachita Parish Lions will play host again on Friday to welcome the West Monroe Rebels, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Ouachita Parish is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Ruston, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Ouachita Parish was ranked 25th). Ouachita Parish was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 22-21 to Ruston. That makes it the first time this season the Lions have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Ouachita Parish got top-tier performance from Montrell Conner, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Macario Dade was another key player, gaining 117 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, West Monroe was not quite Alexandria's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 45-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans.
Ouachita Parish moved to 4-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for West Monroe, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Ouachita Parish came up short against West Monroe in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 31-21. Can Ouachita Parish avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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