On Friday Buna will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the East Chambers Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Buna beats East Chambers with 14 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Buna came out on top against Kountze by a score of 14-7 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly seven points.
Meanwhile, East Chambers strolled past Liberty with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 42-23. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buccaneers.
Kj Fontenot was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making a tackle. Koby Jones was another key player, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: East Chambers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
East Chambers wouldn't let Liberty keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Chambers can thank Fontenot and Bryce Guillory for forcing both of them.
Buna's record now sits at 2-3. As for East Chambers, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Buna might still be hurting after the 49-24 loss they got from East Chambers when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fontenot, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Buna knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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