Football Preview: Union Parish Farmers vs. Green Oaks Giants
The Union Parish Farmers will head out on the road to challenge the Green Oaks Giants at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union Parish is looking for their season's first victory.
Last Friday, Union Parish had to suffer through a 56-28 loss at the hands of Airline. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Vikings are ranked 21st).
Although Union Parish took the loss, they still got scores from Terance Wallace Jr, Tyreon Traylor, Chase Meeking, and Meeking.
Even though they lost, Union Parish was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Green Oaks came up short against Washington on Saturday and fell 26-14. The Giants have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Union Parish's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Green Oaks, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Union Parish didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Green Oaks in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Green Oaks' Keith Baker, who threw for 436 yards and six touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Union Parish to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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