Berwick has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Donaldsonville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Berwick was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 32-27 to Patterson. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Lumberjacks recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Maddox Sampey, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jason Matthews was another key rusher, rushing for nine yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Donaldsonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 35-6 defeat at the hands of St. James. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Berwick's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Donaldsonville, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Berwick couldn't quite finish off Donaldsonville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 22-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Donaldsonville's Blake Turner, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 100 yards and a touchdown. Now that Berwick knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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