Grant hasn't had much luck against Franklin Parish recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Grant Cougars will challenge the Franklin Parish Patriots at 7:00 p.m.
Grant will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by Wossman at home and fell 41-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Franklin Parish got themselves on the board against Peabody on Friday, but Peabody never followed suit. They breezed by the Warhorses on the road to the tune of 48-0. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Warhorses are ranked 191st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dezyrian Ellis was his usual excellent self, throwing for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. DJ Neal was in the mix too, providing Franklin Parish with two touchdowns.
Franklin Parish wouldn't let Peabody keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Franklin Parish can thank Jeramiah Lewis and Chris Addison for forcing both of them.
Grant moved to 4-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Franklin Parish, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Grant couldn't quite finish off Franklin Parish when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 19-17. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ellis, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown. Now that Grant knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
