The Barbe Buccaneers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the St. Amant Gators at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Barbe is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Barbe is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Bossier, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Barbe was ranked 19th). Barbe blew past Bossier 4-0 on Friday. The Buccaneers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in November, St. Amant was forced to settle for a draw on Wednesday. They and East Ascension finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw.
Barbe pushed their record up to 8-3-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matchups. With that draw, St. Amant's record moves to 3-5-2.
Barbe came up short against St. Amant when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Barbe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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