Donaldsonville is 1-7 against St. James since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the St. James Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Donaldsonville lost to East Feliciana at home by a 28-14 margin. The game marked Donaldsonville's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. James strolled past McDonogh 35 with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 26-9.
St. James' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jajuan Jackson, who threw for 220 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. Kamon Mitchell was Jackson's top target, picking up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. James didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Malik Harry and Darryl Jasmin. Harry also made four total tackles, which is notable because St. James is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise. St. James got some further help from Gerald Jones: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This is the second loss in a row for Donaldsonville and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for St. James, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Donaldsonville was dealt a bruising 55-24 defeat at the hands of St. James in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Donaldsonville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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