The Loyola College Prep Flyers will head out to square off against the Minden Crimson Tide at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Loyola College Prep's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 50-0 victory over Southwood at home. Given the Flyers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Cowboys are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Loyola College Prep's win came down to the chemistry between Bryce Restovich and his top target Jake Black. Restovich threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes while Black picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Black's longest reception was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Loyola College Prep wouldn't let Southwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Alex Mitchell, Jack Budziszewski, and Carter Ward picked up one apiece. Ward is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
While Minden didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Woodlawn-Shreveport 28-6 on Friday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Crimson Tide had established a 21 point advantage.
It was another big night for Denarius Crowe, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory (which was Loyola College Prep's third in a row) raised their record to 3-1. As for Minden, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Loyola College Prep came up short against Minden in their previous meeting back in October of 2014, falling 14-7. Can Loyola College Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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