The Sterlington Panthers will challenge the Donaldsonville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sterlington's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Sterlington is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Union Parish: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Panthers blew the Farmers out of the water with a 42-7 final score. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 34 points or more this season.
Tj Burch
| 11/06/25 vs Union Parish | 176 |
| 09/18/25 vs Ouachita Parish | 123 |
| 11/22/24 vs Lakeside | 113 |
| 10/10/25 vs Richwood | 110 |
| 09/05/25 @ Tioga | 106 |
It was another big night for Tj Burch, who rushed for 176 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Those 176 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Devyn Downs, who picked up 65 receiving yards and two TDs.
Meanwhile, Donaldsonville had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let Westlake get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Friday.
Donaldsonville pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.7 points on average over those games. As for Sterlington, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Sterlington was able to grind out a solid win over Donaldsonville in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, winning 28-18. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Tigers' Jaylin Williams, who rushed for 121 yards and one score on only ten carries, and also threw for 158 yards and one touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Panthers to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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