Football Preview: Avoyelles Mustangs vs. Holy Savior Menard Eagles
The Avoyelles Mustangs will head out to face off against the Holy Savior Menard Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Avoyelles' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
Last Friday, Avoyelles didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Port Barre, but they still walked away with a 32-27 victory.
The critical scores for Avoyelles came from Zayden Williams, Preston Barnes, Kelvin Jones, and Arthella Augustine.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Avoyelles was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 81.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 350.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Avoyelles' defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kobe Smith and Xavier Prier, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Holy Savior Menard's offense. They fell 13-0 to Oakdale on Friday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win got Avoyelles back to even at 3-3. As for Holy Savior Menard, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Avoyelles came up short against Holy Savior Menard when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 13-6. Can Avoyelles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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