It was a good run, but North Iberville unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 44-43 to the White Castle Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (32), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jeremy Favorite, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Bra'Jon Melancon also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Having lost for the first time this season, North Iberville fell to 6-1. As for White Castle, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season.
North Iberville will venture away from home to take on Ascension Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Ascension Catholic has won three straight at home, while North Iberville won four straight on the road dating back to last season), something that'll have to change. As for White Castle, they will welcome Ascension Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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