Football Recap: Marksville Triumphs Behind Punishing Ground Game

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 7:31am

Football Recap: Marksville Tigers vs. Caldwell Parish Spartans

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Marksville's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 34-26 victory over the Caldwell Parish Spartans. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 34-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Marksville found their leader in underclassman Devin Lavalais, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marksville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.

Marksville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Caldwell Parish, they dropped their record down to 0-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marksville will venture away from home to take on Vidalia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marksville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season. As for Caldwell Parish, they will head out to face off against Buckeye at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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