The Patterson Lumberjacks will venture away from home to take on the Bourgeois Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Patterson is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 43-8, which was the final score in Patterson's tilt against Catholic - N.I. last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lumberjacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Panthers are ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, Bourgeois didn't have too much trouble with Central Catholic at home on Friday as they won 36-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Braves.
Malik Myles had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season. Kadar Mitchell was another key player, picking up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bourgeois was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Bourgeois' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Larance Mitchell with two sacks.
Patterson's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Bourgeois, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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