Marksville and Caldwell Parish are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Marksville Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Caldwell Parish Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Marksville is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Jena on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Marksville came up short against Jena, falling 36-13. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Giants recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Marksville had strong showings from Devin Lavalais, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown, and Noah Bryant, who picked up 35 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Caldwell Parish was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 52-0 loss at the hands of Bunkie. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Panthers are ranked 59th).
Marksville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Caldwell Parish, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Marksville was dealt a bruising 34-6 defeat at the hands of Caldwell Parish in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Marksville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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