Leesville is 7-2 against DeRidder since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Wampus Cats will challenge the Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Leesville has given up an average of 36.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Leesville is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They lost 33-7 to Iowa. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Wampus Cats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jaylen Tucker
| 10/10/25 vs Iowa | 9 |
| 10/02/25 vs Benton | 6 |
| 09/26/25 @ Pineville | 8 |
| 09/12/25 @ Tioga | 4 |
Leesville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Julius Brown and Jaylen Tucker. With that strong performance, Tucker is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for DeRidder, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They slipped by Eunice 13-12 on Friday. The 13-point effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Leesville better keep an eye on Javaughn Fairley. He was instrumental in DeRidder's win, rushing for 92 yards and one touchdown on only ten carries.
DeRidder was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
The win got DeRidder back to even at 3-3. As for Leesville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Leesville against DeRidder when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 62-35 victory. In that contest, the Wampus Cats amassed a halftime lead of 42-21, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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