The St. John Eagles will stay at home for another week and welcome the North Iberville Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
St. John is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Covenant Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. John lost 47-26 to Covenant Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Lions are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, North Iberville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Vinton 30-8. The 30-point effort marked the Bears' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
North Iberville found their leader in underclassman Jeremy Favorite, who rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Favorite really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run. Mekell Toussaint Jr. was another key player, rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
North Iberville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
St. John's defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for North Iberville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
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