Football Preview: DeRidder Dragons vs. LaGrange Gators
After two games on the road, DeRidder is heading back home. They will welcome the LaGrange Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DeRidder is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season.
DeRidder is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Leesville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. DeRidder took a blow against Leesville, falling 62-35. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Wampus Cats recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Connor Rushford and Xavier Ford. Ford had a great game and gained 380 total yards and five touchdowns. Meanwhile, Rushford was balling out in the loss, rushing for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, LaGrange unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Eunice 24-20.
DeRidder now has a losing record at 3-4. As for LaGrange, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for DeRidder against LaGrange in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 57-6 victory. In that contest, DeRidder amassed a halftime lead of 40-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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