The Ouachita Parish Lions will square off against the Destrehan Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ouachita Parish is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Amant 24-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Macario Dade Jr
| 11/14/25 vs St. Amant | 221 |
| 10/03/25 @ Franklin Parish | 199 |
| 09/18/25 @ Sterlington | 174 |
| 10/17/25 @ West Monroe | 158 |
| 10/10/25 @ Ruston | 154 |
Macario Dade Jr produced another solid performance rushing for 221 yards and one touchdown. Those 221 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Montrell Conner was another key player, rushing for 65 yards and a pair of TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Ouachita Parish was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ouachita Parish's defense and their four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Destrehan's strategy against Thibodaux last Friday. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 49-26 win. Considering the Wildcats have won seven contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ouachita Parish's record is now 7-4. As for Destrehan, their record now sits at 8-2.
Ouachita Parish ended up a good deal behind Destrehan in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, losing 30-12. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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