Liberty Magnet entered their contest against Salmen on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Liberty Magnet Patriots took a 34-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Salmen Spartans. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dedrick Welch and Zaiden Foster certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Welch rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, while Foster rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Foster's longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, Liberty Magnet was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 241 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Salmen was led to victory by Jimmy Chanzy and Markel Keyes. Chanzy rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns, while Keyes threw for 179 yards and a touchdown. Chanzy's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Liberty Magnet's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Salmen, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Liberty Magnet will be playing in front of their home fans against Bogalusa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Magnet is facing Bogalusa at the right time seeing as Bogalusa is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Salmen, they will venture away from home to take on Lakeshore at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeshore will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Salmen surely won't give up without a fight.
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