The Marksville Tigers will take on the Church Point Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marksville will be strutting in after a win while Church Point will be coming in after a loss.
While Tigers fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They enjoyed a cozy 30-16 victory over Avoyelles on Friday.
Devin Lavalais had a dynamite game for Marksville, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also throwing for 47 yards and two touchdowns. Jayden Price was in the mix as well, providing Marksville with two touchdowns.
Marksville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Church Point ended up a good deal behind North Vermilion on Thursday and lost 21-6.
Marksville was dealt a bruising 49-6 defeat at the hands of Church Point in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Marksville was down 42-0.
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