Football Preview: A.J. Ellender Patriots vs. South Lafourche Tarpons
A.J. Ellender hasn't had much luck against South Lafourche recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The A.J. Ellender Patriots will look to defend their home field against the South Lafourche Tarpons at 7:00 p.m.
A.J. Ellender is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of Lutcher. 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 213th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Lafourche). They blew past Morgan City 77-35 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tarpons have posted since October 27, 2023.
A.J. Ellender's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for South Lafourche, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-6.
A.J. Ellender was dealt a bruising 50-7 defeat at the hands of South Lafourche in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point A.J. Ellender was down 29-7.
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