Football Preview: St. James Wildcats vs. Union Parish Farmers
The St. James Wildcats will square off against the Union Parish Farmers on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
St. James is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Pine 26-7.
Meanwhile, Union Parish took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 44-14 win over Kinder. Considering the Farmers have won eight contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Union Parish's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Derrick Dew, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Chase Meeking, who picked up 76 receiving yards.
Union Parish didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Laderian Loyd and Meeking. Another thorn in Kinder's side was Robert Hambrick, who picked up a sack and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Union Parish's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for St. James, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
St. James and Union Parish were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but St. James came up empty-handed after a 36-35 defeat. Can St. James avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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