The Barbe Buccaneers will head out on the road to square off against the West Monroe Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Barbe knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully West Monroe likes a good challenge.
Barbe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 49-21 win over Northwood. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Buccaneers just coasted through the last quarter.
Jelandon Gray produced another solid effort rushing for 163 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 55 yards.
Gray was just one part of a punishing run game: Barbe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 471 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, West Monroe was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past South Lafourche 49-21. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Tarpons are ranked 113th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Monroe has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.6 points over those games. As for Barbe, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Barbe lost to West Monroe on the road by a decisive 31-17 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2017. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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