The Winnfield Tigers will face off against the West Ouachita Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Winnfield's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so West Ouachita's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Winnfield strolled past Caldwell Parish with points to spare, taking the game 22-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Jaylon Jackson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Winnfield's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of John Michael Pickett and Detavious Williams. Winnfield got some further help from Jeremy Mamon: he picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, West Ouachita never let their opponents score on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 45-0 win over Jonesboro-Hodge at home. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Tigers are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Winnfield back to even at 2-2. As for West Ouachita, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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