Football Preview: Byrd Yellow Jackets vs. Airline Vikings
The Byrd Yellow Jackets will face off against the Airline Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Byrd comes in on three and Airline on eight.
Last Friday, Byrd didn't have too much trouble with Benton as they won 37-21. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Tigers are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Airline). Everything went their way against Natchitoches Central on Friday as Airline made off with a 76-52 win. Considering the Vikings have won five contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Ben Taylor and Owen Smith. Taylor had a great game and threw for 460 yards and six touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes. Meanwhile, Smith was balling out in the loss, throwing for 401 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Airline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Byrd's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Airline, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Byrd lost to Airline at home by a decisive 42-28 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Byrd have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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