The Ferriday Trojans will take on the Lake Arthur Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ferriday is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.4 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, everything went Ferriday's way against Rayville as Ferriday made off with a 32-6 victory. Considering the Trojans have won five matchups by more than 25 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ferriday to victory, but perhaps none more so than Desmen Jefferson, who picked up 107 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Ferriday is undefeated when Jefferson posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Caleb Ellis was another key signal caller, throwing for 133 yards and three touchdowns.
Ferriday didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jabari Evans and Zyion Sheppard. Sheppard is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played. Another thorn in Rayville's side was Lionel Scott, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lake Arthur was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 64-13 defeat at the hands of Lafayette Christian Academy.
Lake Arthur's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Ferriday, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Ferriday came up short against Lake Arthur when the teams last played back in November of 2014, falling 24-12. Will Ferriday have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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