Football Preview: Neville Tigers vs. West Monroe Rebels
The Neville Tigers will be playing at home against the West Monroe Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Monroe is hoping to do what Ouachita Parish couldn't on Friday: put an end to Neville's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Neville took their matchup with ease, bagging a 41-14 victory over Ouachita Parish. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Lions are ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Monroe, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Pineville 41-13. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point West Monroe had established a 21 point advantage.
Neville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for West Monroe, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything went Neville's way against West Monroe when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as Neville made off with a 28-7 win. Does Neville have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Monroe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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