Louisiana is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Montgomery County a six-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Louisiana Bulldogs will host the Montgomery County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Louisiana lost to Mark Twain on the road by a 24-6 margin.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Montgomery County beat Wright City 33-28 on Friday.
A big part of Montgomery County's win came down to the chemistry between Jacob Hogue and his top target Adrian Combs. Hogue gained 243 total yards and a touchdown while Combs rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Montgomery County is 2-1 when Combs posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Attis Bartlett, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Louisiana's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Montgomery County, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Louisiana suffered a grim 47-22 defeat to Montgomery County when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Louisiana, Jace Ellis (who rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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