Abbeville Wildcats on a new streak - a two game winning streak

The Abbeville Wildcats have a new streak going. It is called a winning streak.
After losing 14 straight games dating back to last season, the Wildcats ended that streak with a win over LaGrange last Friday. Well, the Wildcats won for the second straight time, whipping the Class 3A Mamou Demons 24-16 this past Friday.
Abbeville is now 2-4 and has climbed into the top 32 of the Division II Non-Select power rankings. The Wildcats are ranked around No. 30 as of Friday night. The top 32 make the playoffs. 
The Wildcats threw for 222 yards and rushed for just over 50 yards.
Interim head coach Trevor Eaton said the game plan against Mamou was simple. Keep Abbeville’s offense off the field as long as possible.
“If we control the time of possession, we will win this game,” said Eaton. “Tonight proved that.”
Big plays helped the Wildcats in the first half.
After falling behind 2-0 on a safety, the Wildcats bounced back thanks to the defense. The defense had three interceptions, including the second one that set up Abbeville’s first touchdown. 
Abbeville’s Andrew Payton III intercepted it around midfield and ran it back to the Mamou 40-yard line. 
It took Abbeville only six plays for wide receiver Jacolby Campbell to take the snap in the backfield and dart 15 yards up the middle for a touchdown.
The two-point conversion was missed, and AHS led 6-2.
Then the AHS coaching staff got a little creative and executed an onside kick, which hit a Mamou player, and the ball fell into the hands of Labrahn Cormier for Abbeville.  
The Wildcats took up shop on the Mamou 48-yard line and went downfield and scored another touchdown. 
The key play of the drive was a 40-yard pass to Jacolby Campbell from quarterback Dazavien Maze. Maze hit Campbell in stride, and he was tackled at the nine-yard line.
Two plays after the reception, Cormier scored from the 9-yard line, making it 12-2.
Abbeville’s third interception was by Leonce Jack, a 5-7 defensive back.
The Wildcats led 12-6 at halftime.
Maze completed an amazing 13 out of 19 first-half passes for 173 yards.
In the first half, Campbell had seven catches for 98 yards, while Cameron Samuels had five catches for 67 yards. 
After throwing 19 passes in the first half, Maze threw only five passes in the second half and completed three, including a 35-yard pass to Jayson Gray.
The Wildcats had a chance to put the game away in the second half, taking a 12-2 lead, and then Campbell ran back a punt 25 yards that would set up Abbeville’s third touchdown. 
Following the punt return, Maze ran 15 yards up the middle for a touchdown at the 10:38 mark in the third quarter, which made it 18-2, and AHS scored again on its next possession, making it 24-2. 
Abbeville’s Kobe Vital took a direct snap and scooted two yards for a touchdown.
Mamou made the game interesting and closed to within one touchdown, 24-16, with still 10 minutes to play in the game.
Abbeville was able to keep Mamou’s offense off the field. The Wildcats got the ball back with 7 minutes left in the game and ate the clock by driving 50 yards.  AHS ran the clock down to the final 20 seconds, sitting on Mamou’s 12-yard line when the game ended.
Cormier ended the game with 49 yards on 10 carries and scored a touchdown. Maze completed 16 of 24 passes for a total of 217 yards. Abbeville will be on the road this Thursday to face Franklinton (3-2).