The Slaughter Community Charter Knights are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Morgan City Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morgan City took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Slaughter Community Charter, who comes in off a win.
Slaughter Community Charter is headed out to face Morgan City after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Slaughter Community Charter secured a 12-6 W over Varnado on Friday.
Ty Ford looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 117 yards on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 71 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Slaughter Community Charter also got a significant boost from Carson Baxter, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Slaughter Community Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Slaughter Community Charter's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kaden Oakley and Jayden Lavespere who racked up four sacks between them. Oakley didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Morgan City was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost to Berwick on the road by a 30-12 margin.
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