Caldwell Parish is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They will head out to take on the Bunkie Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Caldwell Parish has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Bunkie will arrive with five straight wins.
Caldwell Parish is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against West Ouachita on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Spartans lost 28-6 to the Chiefs. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bunkie challenged Winnfield on Friday. The Panthers took down the Tigers 46-28. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Panthers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Tigers are ranked 204th).
Caldwell Parish's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Bunkie, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Caldwell Parish took a serious blow against Bunkie in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 54-0. Thankfully for the Spartans, Dillon Compton (who threw for 227 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 90% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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