The Sumner Cowboys will face off against the Slaughter Community Charter Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sumner is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Sumner will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on November 1st (they won by 34) but two weeks ago they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 29-27 victory over Amite.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Slaughter Community Charter rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past Thomas Jefferson, posting a 50-20 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 30 points or more this season.
Ty'Kimion Ford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 194 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Carson Baxter was another key player, rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Slaughter Community Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sumner pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for Slaughter Community Charter, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Everything came up roses for Sumner against Slaughter Community Charter when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 46-14 victory. Will Sumner repeat their success, or does Slaughter Community Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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