Football Preview: East Chambers Buccaneers vs. Buna Cougars
East Chambers is 9-0 against Buna since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Chambers Buccaneers will host the Buna Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, East Chambers didn't have too much trouble with Liberty at home as they won 42-23. That's two games straight that the Buccaneers have won by exactly 19 points.
East Chambers found their leader in underclassman Kj Fontenot, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. Fontenot also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making a tackle. Koby Jones was another key player, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Chambers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
East Chambers wouldn't let Liberty keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Chambers can thank Fontenot and Bryce Guillory for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Buna won against Kountze last Friday with 14 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Buna came out on top against Kountze by a score of 14-7. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly seven points.
East Chambers now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Buna, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Everything went East Chambers' way against Buna in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as East Chambers made off with a 49-24 win. Does East Chambers have another victory up their sleeve, or will Buna turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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