Buna has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the East Chambers Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Buna beats East Chambers with 14 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Buna walked away with a 14-7 win over Kountze on Friday. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly seven points.
Meanwhile, East Chambers didn't have too much trouble with Liberty at home two weeks ago as they won 42-23. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buccaneers.
Kj Fontenot went supernova for East Chambers, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 64 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. Fontenot also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making a tackle. Koby Jones was another key player, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: East Chambers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
East Chambers wouldn't let Liberty keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Chambers can thank Fontenot and Bryce Guillory for forcing both of them.
Buna's record is now 2-3. As for East Chambers, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Buna suffered a grim 49-24 defeat to East Chambers in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fontenot, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Buna knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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