The LaGrange Gators are taking a road trip to take on the Iowa Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. LaGrange has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Iowa will come in with eight straight wins.
LaGrange's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Leesville on Friday. They were beaten by the Wampus Cats 33-0.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Iowa against DeRidder on Thursday as the team secured a 42-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won seven matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Iowa's win came down to the chemistry between Reed Dupre and his top target Jeremiah Bushnell. Dupre threw for 155 yards and three touchdowns while Bushnell picked up 111 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Bushnell got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 85 yards.
Iowa pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.2 points. As for LaGrange, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
LaGrange took a serious blow against Iowa in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 36-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Iowa's J'Vien Adams, who rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that LaGrange 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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