The Morgan City Tigers will take on the Slaughter Community Charter Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Morgan City nor Slaughter Community Charter posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Morgan City is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season last Thursday. They took a hard 30-12 fall against Berwick.
Meanwhile, Slaughter Community Charter took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They managed a 12-6 victory over Varnado.
Ty Ford was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 117 yards on only 15 carries, and also threw 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. Backing up that air attack was Carson Baxter, who rushed for 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.
Slaughter Community Charter's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Kaden Oakley and Jayden Lavespere who racked up four sacks between them. Lavespere is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
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