DeRidder is 2-7 against Leesville since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The DeRidder Dragons are taking a road trip to square off against the Leesville Wampus Cats at 7:00 p.m. Leesville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on DeRidder, who comes in off a win.
DeRidder is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Eunice on Friday. Everything went DeRidder's way against Eunice as DeRidder made off with a 35-13 win.
Tanner Davis had a dynamite game for DeRidder, throwing for 156 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes, while also punching in a rushing score. Connor Rushford helped Davis out on the ground, rushing for 114 yards, while also picking up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Leesville's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They had to suffer through a 62-28 loss at the hands of Iowa. The matchup marked the Wampus Cats' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Leesville might have lost, but man, Xavier Ford was a machine: he rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown. Julius Brown was another key player, picking up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory got DeRidder back to even at 3-3. As for Leesville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Rushford and Ford. Rushford has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 132.5 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Ford has averaged 256.3 rushing yards per game this season.
DeRidder came up short against Leesville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 28-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ford, who rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Now that DeRidder 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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