Football Preview: Eunice Bobcats vs. Leesville Wampus Cats
Eunice has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Leesville Wampus Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Eunice is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Iowa on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Eunice was dealt a 48-21 defeat at the hands of Iowa. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leesville). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 67-16 win over Washington-Marion. Considering the Wampus Cats have won six matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Xavier Ford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 277 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 16.3 yards per carry. Leesville also got help from Julius Brown, who showed off his sure hands for 87 receiving yards.
Leesville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaylen Tucker and Jorryin Smith.
Eunice's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Leesville, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Eunice might still be hurting after the 48-24 defeat they got from Leesville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ford, who rushed for 309 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Now that Eunice knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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