Football Preview: Donaldsonville Tigers vs. Patterson Lumberjacks
Donaldsonville is on a three-game streak of home losses, Patterson a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Donaldsonville Tigers will square off against the Patterson Lumberjacks at 7:00 p.m. Donaldsonville will be strutting in after a win while Patterson will be coming in after a defeat.
Donaldsonville will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Berwick on Friday. Donaldsonville blew past Berwick, posting a 40-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Patterson's offense. They lost to St. James at home by a 14-0 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lumberjacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Wildcats are ranked 63rd).
Patterson's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Donaldsonville, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Donaldsonville was able to grind out a solid win over Patterson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 16-6. Does Donaldsonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Patterson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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