Football Preview: North Iberville Bears vs. St. John Eagles
The North Iberville Bears will square off against the St. John Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Iberville has seven straight wins, St. John has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If St. John heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when North Iberville took over last week. North Iberville blew past Vinton 30-8 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won four matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
North Iberville found their leader in underclassman Jeremy Favorite, who rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Favorite really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run. Mekell Toussaint Jr. was another key player, rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
North Iberville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, a victory for St. John just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 47-26 to Covenant Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Lions are ranked 109th).
North Iberville's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for St. John, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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