The St. Frederick Warriors are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Franklin Parish Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Warriors fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Loyola College Prep 8-6.
Meanwhile, Franklin Parish never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past West Jefferson, posting a 51-0 win on the road.
Dezyrian Ellis had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 112 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Damieyon Moses was another key player, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
St. Frederick was taken down by Franklin Parish 59-31 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ellis, who threw for 337 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.0 yards per attempt. Now that St. Frederick knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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