The Union Parish Farmers will head out to square off against the Green Oaks Giants at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union Parish is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, Union Parish took a blow against Airline, falling 56-28. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Vikings are ranked 23rd).
Although Union Parish took the loss, they still got scores from Terance Wallace Jr, Tyreon Traylor, Chase Meeking, and Meeking.
Even though they lost, Union Parish was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Green Oaks came up short against Washington on Saturday and fell 26-14. The Giants have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Union Parish's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Green Oaks, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Union Parish has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 235.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Green Oaks struggles in that department as they've been averaging 220.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Union Parish didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Green Oaks in their previous meeting back in November of 2020, but they still walked away with a 48-42 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Green Oaks' Keith Baker, who threw for 436 yards and six touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Union Parish to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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