Football Preview: A.J. Ellender Patriots vs. Lutcher Bulldogs
The A.J. Ellender Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Lutcher Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. A.J. Ellender has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while Lutcher will come in with six straight wins.
A.J. Ellender is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Vandebilt Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. A.J. Ellender was dealt a 61-6 loss at the hands of Vandebilt Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Terriers are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, Lutcher hadn't done well against E.D. White recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Lutcher came out on top against E.D. White by a score of 27-20. The 27-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lutcher had a senior duo take command as Trenton Chaney gained 177 total yards and three touchdowns and Zach Jenkins rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. Chaney really tore up the turf during one magnificent 93-yard run.
A.J. Ellender's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Lutcher, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
A.J. Ellender was dealt a bruising 49-0 loss at the hands of Lutcher in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chaney, who rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 56 receiving yards. Now that A.J. Ellender knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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