Football Recap: Sulphur Takes a Loss + How To Watch

Sulphur had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-7 to make it five. They took a blow against the Barbe Buccaneers, falling 55-10. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

As for Barbe, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-5. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points over those games.

Jelandon Gray continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 237 yards and five TDs while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 71 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only seven carries. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 28 passing touchdowns on the season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sulphur will welcome Lafayette at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lions will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Barbe, they will host Sam Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Buccaneers will be up against the Broncos' rather soft defense (which has allowed 39.22 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.