Football Preview: Ouachita Parish Lions vs. Franklin Parish Patriots
The Ouachita Parish Lions will square off against the Franklin Parish Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ouachita Parish is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Sterlington 43-8 at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
Ouachita Parish can attribute much of their success to Montrell Conner, who rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and Macario Dade, who rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Conner's longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ja'Marcus Jacobs was in the mix too, providing Ouachita Parish with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ouachita Parish was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Franklin Parish put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 48-0 victory over Caldwell Parish on the road. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Dezyrian Ellis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 139 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Damieyon Moses, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
The win made it two in a row for Ouachita Parish and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Franklin Parish, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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