The Ouachita Parish Lions will face off against the Destrehan Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ouachita Parish will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Pineville on Friday. Ouachita Parish blew past Pineville, posting a 49-13 win. The game marked the Lions' most dominant victory of the season.
Montrell Conner and Macario Dade were among the main playmakers for Ouachita Parish as the former rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and the latter rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Destrehan came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 61-10 win over the Tigers. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Destrehan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.9 points per game. As for Ouachita Parish, they moved to 5-5 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Ouachita Parish might still be hurting after the 35-14 defeat they got from Destrehan when the teams last played back in November of 2020. Can Ouachita Parish avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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