The Red River Bulldogs will square off against the Union Parish Farmers on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Red River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Winnfield 48-6. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on six straight.
Meanwhile, Union Parish came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Warriors, posting a 42-6 win. Given the Farmers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Warriors are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Union Parish can attribute much of their success to Chase Meeking, who picked up 118 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Davonte Brazle, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Brazle has posted since back in September.
Union Parish wouldn't let Oakdale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jveon Henderson, Tyquereis Wilson, and CJ Benson picked up one apiece. Henderson has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last seven times he's played.
Union Parish is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.4 points. As for Red River, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
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