Ferriday — Too much electricity was in the air when the Ferriday Trojans and Block Bears met Friday night.

Both teams met at midfield before the game, jumping up and down and jawing at one another after a pit bull led the Trojans onto the field and a rope help the Bears back at the 40-yard line. The electric intros set the stage for what looked like another Ferriday/Block classic, but lightning in the area would delay the contest after 20 minutes of action before ultimately postponing it.

“I was excited, and the intensity was there,” said Block head coach Benny Vault, who acknowledged this was the first suspended game in his 16-year coaching career. “I’m like a fan on Friday night. It felt like we were about to have a good one, but we’re just going to try again (today). If we don’t get it completed, we might have to just meet over there in Frogmore and battle it out.”

The scoreless game will continue at 7 tonight with Ferriday at their own 36-yard line. Both Ferriday head coach Cleothis Cummings and Vault wanted to wait it out, but by 8:45 p.m., everyone decided to suspend play until tonight.

“It’s unfortunate, but we can’t do anything about God’s work,” Cummings said. “We have to make sure the fans and players are safe.”

Before the weather intervened, Block’s rushing attack took it to the Trojans’ defense. The Bears started a drive from their own 27-yard line and marched down the field with Taylor

Perron-Krause and Raymond Plummer carrying the rock to Ferriday’s one-yard line.

The game would change on a third-and-one. The Bears ran a sweep to Perron-Krause, who was trying to secure the pitch while Ferriday’s David Scott hit him in the backfield, forcing him to fumble. Ferriday recovered.

“We have to quit putting the ball on the ground,” said Vault, whose team has now lost five fumbles in the first two games of the season. “If we expect to be a championship team, we have to take care of the ball. I’m pleased with the way we drove it down the field.”

Starting from its own 8-yard line, Ferriday tried its best to nullify big plays with penalties — a block in the back and a false start. Dontrell Domino and Ferriday’s big men upfront overcame the mental errors, as Ferriday mounted a drive with a 13-yard run followed by an 18-yard run from Domino.

After a six-yard completion from Ronald Williams to Dantreize Scott, Ferriday was ready to begin a fresh set of downs before the referees intervened and suspended the contest.

Domino led all rushers with 38 yards on four carries. Perron-Krause had 24 yards on four carries, while Raymond Plummer led the Bears with 32 yards on six carries.

The Trojans’ first drive will continue at 7 p.m., and those fans who grabbed a ticket on their way out of the stadium will get to see it without paying admission again.