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ELTON – The Elton Indians will again get a chance to get into the win column tonight when they welcome in the longtime rival Basile Bearcats for another episode of “The Battle of the Bayou”. The longstanding rivalry match will be played tonight at 7 pm inside of Cleve Beard Stadium in Elton, and will pit a pair of teams still searching for their identities. The Indians have played good football all season long, but struggle to close games out in the end due to having so many players having to go both ways for an entire football game. Last week, Elton had Merryville on the ropes late, and led 15-14 in the fourth quarter. However, the Panthers rallied to score 20 points in the final frame to claim a 34-15 win. The Indians are sitting at 0-5 overall, 0-2 in league play, and are currently sitting at No. 29 in the Class A power ratings.

Foo Fact of the Game: Sterlington is as good as their 45-14 win over Jennings indicates, but their 3 turnovers and failing to score 3 times in the Red Zone were factors in the Bulldogs’ loss.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan figures he and the rest of New Orleans’ defensive front can, and should, disrupt quarterbacks more than they have lately.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Suspended Dallas offensive lineman La’el Collins sued the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday, seeking an injunction to stop the remaining two games of a five-game ban over substance-abuse violations.

The Iota Bulldogs improved to 3-2 on the year with a tough-fought victory here tonight versus the North Vermilion Patriots.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints coach Sean Payton generally doesn’t like to dwell on losses.

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — The hard part wasn’t dodging his way around a crash and then driving to the front of the field at Talladega Superspeedway. That was just instinct for Bubba Wallace.