The Narbonne Gauchos will challenge the King/Drew Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Narbonne is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Cathedral on Friday. Narbonne managed a 35-31 win over Cathedral. Narbonne's victory was all the more impressive since the Phantoms were averaging only 16.4 points allowed on the season.
Among those leading the charge was Jaden O'Neal, who threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 45 yards.
Meanwhile, King/Drew didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Marquez on Friday, but they still walked away with a 27-21 win.
King/Drew's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keenan Jackson led the charge by throwing for 207 yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to King/Drew's defense and their five sacks. Marquez's QB won't forget Adrian Williams anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Williams also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Chinedu Onyeagoro was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Narbonne now has a winning record of 3-2. As for King/Drew, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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