Football Preview: West Ouachita Chiefs vs. Winnfield Tigers
The West Ouachita Chiefs will head out on the road to face off against the Winnfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Ouachita's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Jonesboro-Hodge 45-0 at home. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Tigers are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Winnfield strolled past Caldwell Parish with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 22-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Jaylon Jackson was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Winnfield's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of John Michael Pickett and Detavious Williams. Winnfield got some further help from Jeremy Mamon: he picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
West Ouachita's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Winnfield, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
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