The Barbe Buccaneers will face off against the Neville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Barbe sitting on six straight wins and Neville on four.
Barbe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 42-35 victory over West Monroe.
Jelandon Gray continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 81 yards and two scores, while also throwing for 112 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Barbe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 337 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Neville won against Alexandria on November 7th with 31 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Tigers beat Mandeville by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 31-14. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Skippers are ranked 59th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Neville's win came from a few key players Barbe will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ja'Marion Roberson, who rushed for 56 yards and one TD on only seven carries, and also picked up 65 receiving yards. Ze'Land Young did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 95 receiving yards.
Barbe's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Neville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Barbe has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 400.4 total yards per game. However, it's not like Neville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 363.1 total yards. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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