Leesville has gone 7-1 against Washington-Marion recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wampus Cats will venture away from home to take on the Charging Indians at 7:00 p.m. Leesville will be strutting in after a victory while Washington-Marion will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Leesville turned things around against DeRidder on Friday. They blew past the Dragons 39-14. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wampus Cats considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.

Grant Braxton
| 09/19/25 vs Many | 5 |
| 09/05/25 vs Sam Houston | 3 |
| 10/17/25 @ DeRidder | 2 |
| 10/02/25 vs Benton | 1 |
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Grant Braxton and Trel Broom were among the main playmakers for Leesville as the former gained 266 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 63 yards and three scores. Braxton also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because the Wampus Cats are 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Washington-Marion played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 42-16 to Iowa. While losing is never fun, the Charging Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 35th).
Although Washington-Marion took the loss, they still got scores from Joseph Simien and Tyson Boulard.
Washington-Marion now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Leesville, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Leesville against Washington-Marion when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 67-16 victory. In that game, the Wampus Cats amassed a halftime lead of 59-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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