Football Preview: Washington-Marion Charging Indians vs. Leesville Wampus Cats
Washington-Marion hasn't had much luck against Leesville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Washington-Marion Charging Indians will head out to challenge the Leesville Wampus Cats at 7:00 p.m.
Washington-Marion is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 47-12 defeat at the hands of Iowa. While losing is never fun, the Charging Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Leesville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat DeRidder 62-35 at home. Considering the Wampus Cats have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Xavier Ford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 306 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest reception was for an incredible 74 yards. Mike Davis was in the mix too, providing Leesville with three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Leesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as DeRidder only rushed for 252.
Washington-Marion's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Leesville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Washington-Marion was dealt a bruising 48-6 defeat at the hands of Leesville when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ford, who rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Now that Washington-Marion knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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