After losing to Sterlington the last time they met, Union Parish decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Union Parish Farmers came out on top against the Sterlington Panthers by a score of 31-23 on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for the Farmers as they're now sitting on three straight.
One reason for the win was Union Parish's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jveon Henderson. He has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Another thorn in Sterlington's side was Tyquereis Wilson, who made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Union Parish is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.6 points per game. As for Sterlington, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.
Union Parish and Sterlington should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings. Union Parish (ranked 71st) will meet Oakdale (ranked 237th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Sterlington (ranked 85th) will meet Patterson (ranked 231st) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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