Football Preview: St. Michael Warriors vs. Istrouma Indians
The St. Michael Warriors will face off against the Istrouma Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Michael's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Tara 46-0 on the road. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Trojans are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Martinez had a dynamite game for St. Michael, rushing for 164 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Johnny Mccarty, who picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Michael's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hayden Evans and Carlos Levingston Jr..
Meanwhile, Istrouma took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 38-6 victory over McKinley. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
The win got St. Michael back to even at 1-1. As for Istrouma, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
St. Michael strolled past Istrouma when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 49-34. Does St. Michael have another victory up their sleeve, or will Istrouma turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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