Avoyelles waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They snuck past the Port Barre Red Devils with a 32-27 victory. This was payback for the Mustangs, who suffered a 38-32 loss the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Avoyelles came from Zayden Williams, Preston Barnes, Kelvin Jones, and Arthella Augustine.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Avoyelles was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 81.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 350.
Avoyelles' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Kobe Smith and Xavier Prier, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
The win got Avoyelles back to even at 3-3. As for Port Barre, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Avoyelles will face off against Holy Savior Menard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Holy Savior Menard will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Port Barre, they will head out to square off against Westminster Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westminster Academy's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Port Barre's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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