Football Preview: West Monroe Rebels vs. Neville Tigers
The West Monroe Rebels will head out to face off against the Neville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Monroe took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They really took it to Pineville for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-13 victory. Given West Monroe's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Pineville is ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Neville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 41-14 win over Ouachita Parish.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jaylon Nichols and Macario Dade. Nichols had a great game and rushed for 69 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Dade was balling out in the loss, picking up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 41 yards.
West Monroe pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Neville, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
West Monroe suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Neville in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can West Monroe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
