Football Preview: Union Parish Farmers vs. Red River Bulldogs
Union Parish has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Red River Bulldogs on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Union Parish is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Oakdale 42-6. Given the Farmers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Warriors are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chase Meeking and Davonte Brazle were among the main playmakers for Union Parish as the former picked up 118 receiving yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Meeking is becoming a predictor of Union Parish's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
Union Parish wouldn't let Oakdale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jveon Henderson, Tyquereis Wilson, and CJ Benson picked up one apiece. Henderson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last seven games he's played.
Meanwhile, Red River entered their tilt with Winnfield on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They breezed by the Tigers to the tune of 48-6.
Union Parish has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.9 points per game. As for Red River, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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