Buckeye hasn't had much luck against Jena recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Buckeye Panthers will head out to face off against the Jena Giants at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Buckeye will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Marksville, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Buckeye put the hurt on Marksville with a sharp 30-8 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Jena never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Caldwell Parish last Friday. They blew past the Spartans, posting a 50-14 win. The Giants might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 23 points or more this season.
Buckeye has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.0 points per game. As for Jena, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Buckeye took a serious blow against Jena in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 74-38. Can Buckeye avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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