After flying high against Maurepas last Monday, Independence came back down to earth. The Independence Tigers were dealt a 65-10 defeat at the hands of the French Settlement Lions on Friday. The Tigers have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for French Settlement, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Independence and French Settlement could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings. Independence (ranked 279th) will meet Abramson (ranked 139th) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, French Settlement will challenge Walker at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 27 places (28 vs. 1).
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