Football Preview: St. Michael Warriors vs. Port Allen Pelicans
The St. Michael Warriors will face off against the Port Allen Pelicans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Michael is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season.
St. Michael is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Plaquemine on Friday. St. Michael took a blow against Plaquemine, falling 61-28. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Green Devils are ranked 43rd).
Despite their defeat, St. Michael saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Brock Hamilton, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Hamilton a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was John Martinez, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a victory for Port Allen just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Madison Prep Academy 52-6. The Pelicans haven't had much luck with the recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Michael and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Port Allen, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
