The LaGrange Gators will venture away from home to take on the Leesville Wampus Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. LaGrange has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Leesville will come in with three straight victories.
LaGrange's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Iowa on Friday. They were dealt a 51-0 loss at the hands of the Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Leesville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 36-34 win over Eunice on Friday.
Leesville's win came from a few key players LaGrange will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Trel Broom, who threw for 207 yards and five TDs on only 17 passes. That's the most passing touchdowns he has posted since back in October of 2024. Julius Brown was Broom's top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and three scores.
LaGrange's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Leesville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
LaGrange was taken down by Leesville 33-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Gators, Xavier Ford (who rushed for 331 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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