The Union Parish Farmers will face off against the Sterlington Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Union Parish's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Magnolia School of Excellence 35-0. Given the Farmers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the are ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Union Parish came from Trevion Fields, Marcus Ross, Derrick Dew, Davonte Brazle, and Tyquereis Wilson.
Union Parish wouldn't let Magnolia School of Excellence keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Union Parish can thank Jveon Henderson and Markel Hall for forcing both of them. Henderson has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Sterlington had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 34-7 win over the Bulldogs.
Union Parish is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Sterlington, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Things could have been worse for Union Parish, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 24-10 loss to Sterlington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Union Parish, Trammell Colvin (who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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