The Chalmette Owls will square off against the Booker T. Washington Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chalmette will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Chalmette will bounce into Friday's match after beating Holy Cross, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Chalmette skirted past Holy Cross 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Owls have posted against the Tigers since September 15, 2017.
Chalmette can attribute much of their success to Jaden Williams, who rushed for 79 yards. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Booker T. Washington took a blow against Covington last Friday, falling 42-14. While losing is never fun, Booker T. Washington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while Covington is ranked 48th).
Chalmette's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Booker T. Washington, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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