The Lutcher Bulldogs will face off against the A.J. Ellender Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lutcher has six straight wins, A.J. Ellender has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lutcher will bounce into Friday's match after beating E.D. White, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Lutcher came out on top against E.D. White by a score of 27-20 on Friday. The 27-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lutcher had a senior duo take command as Trenton Chaney gained 177 total yards and three touchdowns and Zach Jenkins rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. Chaney really tore up the turf during one magnificent 93-yard run.
Meanwhile, a victory for A.J. Ellender just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 61-6 defeat at the hands of Vandebilt Catholic. 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 228th, while the Terriers are ranked 65th).
Lutcher pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for A.J. Ellender, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Lutcher against A.J. Ellender in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-0 victory. Will Lutcher 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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