Football Preview: Morgan City Tigers vs. A.J. Ellender Patriots
Morgan City is on a seven-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, A.J. Ellender a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Morgan City Tigers will welcome the A.J. Ellender Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Neither Morgan City nor A.J. Ellender posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Morgan City is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lutcher on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Morgan City had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of Lutcher. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for A.J. Ellender's offense. They were outmatched by South Lafourche at home and fell 42-0.
A.J. Ellender's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Morgan City, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything came up roses for Morgan City against A.J. Ellender when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 27-0 win. Will Morgan City repeat their success, or does A.J. Ellender have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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