The Patterson Lumberjacks are taking a road trip to square off against the Bourgeois Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Patterson is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Patterson had to suffer through a 43-8 loss at the hands of Catholic - N.I. While losing is never fun, the Lumberjacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Panthers are ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, Bourgeois didn't have too much trouble with Central Catholic at home on Friday as they won 36-19. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Braves.
Malik Myles was a one-man wrecking crew for Bourgeois as he rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Myles' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadar Mitchell, who picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bourgeois was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Bourgeois' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Larance Mitchell was especially locked on to Central Catholic's QB and sacked him twice.
Patterson's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Bourgeois, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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