Mangham is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Ferriday is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mangham Dragons will host the Ferriday Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mangham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Madison on the road to the tune of 56-18 last Friday. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Jaguars are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Ferriday's way against Beekman Charter on Friday as Ferriday made off with a 32-6 win.
Ferriday's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Caleb Ellis, who threw for 163 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Ellis is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Mangham's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Ferriday, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Mangham strolled past Ferriday in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 50-36. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ellis, who rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 104 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mangham still be able to contain Ellis? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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