West Monroe is 9-1 against Ouachita Parish since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Monroe Rebels will head out to face off against the Ouachita Parish Lions at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
West Monroe is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Alexandria, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (West Monroe was ranked 13th). West Monroe took a 45-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Alexandria on Friday. The matchup was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Rebels couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ouachita Parish took on Ruston on Friday. Ouachita Parish was just a hair shy of victory and fell 22-21 to Ruston. That makes it the first time this season the Lions have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Ouachita Parish got top-tier performance from Montrell Conner, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Macario Dade, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
West Monroe's record now sits at 3-3. As for Ouachita Parish, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2.
West Monroe beat Ouachita Parish 31-21 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will West Monroe repeat their success, or does Ouachita Parish have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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