The DeRidder Dragons are taking a road trip to face off against the Iowa Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
DeRidder is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-16 victory over Washington-Marion. The Dragons haven't had any issues with the Charging Indians recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
| 10/31/25 vs Washington-Marion | 8 |
| 10/24/25 @ LaGrange | 5 |
| 10/17/25 vs Leesville | 13 |
| 10/10/25 vs Eunice | 11 |
| 10/02/25 @ Jennings | 7 |
| + 14 more games |
DeRidder didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ayren Woods and Arick Hall. Hall has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 19 times he's played.
Meanwhile, while Iowa put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for LaGrange. The Yellowjackets breezed past the Gators to the tune of 51-0. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Gators are ranked 263rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Iowa's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for DeRidder, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
DeRidder was taken down by Iowa 42-14 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Can the Dragons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
