Football Preview: East Chambers Buccaneers vs. Buna Cougars
East Chambers has gone 9-0 against Buna recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Chambers Buccaneers will host the Buna Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, East Chambers didn't have too much trouble with Liberty at home as they won 42-23. That's two games straight that the Buccaneers have won by exactly 19 points.
East Chambers found their leader in underclassman Kj Fontenot, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. Fontenot also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making a tackle. Another player making a difference was Koby Jones, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Chambers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
East Chambers wouldn't let Liberty keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Chambers can thank Fontenot and Bryce Guillory for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Buna won against Kountze on Friday with 14 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Buna walked away with a 14-7 victory over Kountze. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly seven points.
East Chambers now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Buna, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Everything went East Chambers' way against Buna in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as East Chambers made off with a 49-24 victory. Does East Chambers have another victory up their sleeve, or will Buna turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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