The Bayou Academy Colts will take on the Heritage Academy Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bayou Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Heritage Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Bayou Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Riverfield Academy, taking the game 24-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Colts.
Bayou Academy can attribute much of their success to Mitchell Jones, who threw for 56 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Heritage Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Starkville Academy by a score of 30-27. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Volunteers 7-0 in the first quarter.
Bayou Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Heritage Academy, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-4.
Everything went Bayou Academy's way against Heritage Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Bayou Academy made off with a 45-21 victory. Will Bayou Academy repeat their success, or does Heritage Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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