The Ruston Bearcats will face off against the Zachary Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ruston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: West Monroe, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Ruston was ranked third). Ruston claimed a resounding 36-0 victory over West Monroe. The result was nothing new for the Bearcats, who have now won five contests by 32 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Zachary rose to the challenge on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 54-35 win over the Broncos. Zachary pushed the score to 48-28 by the end of the third, a deficit Sam Houston cut but never quite recovered from.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Davekio Ruffin and Drew Bailey. Ruffin had a great game and rushed for 319 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 18.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Bailey was balling out in the loss, rushing for 120 yards, while also picking up 67 receiving yards.
Zachary was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Zachary's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Ruston, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Ruston strolled past Zachary in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 31-17. Will Ruston repeat their success, or does Zachary have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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