After flying high against White Castle last Friday, Liberty Magnet came back down to earth. The Liberty Magnet Patriots lost 28-6 to the Lutcher Bulldogs on Friday. 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 128th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 41st).
When it comes to explaining why Liberty Magnet lost, don't look at Dedrick Welch. Despite the final result, he rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Liberty Magnet was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 241 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Trenton Chaney went supernova for Lutcher, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picking up 44 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Chaney has posted since back in September of 2023. Zach Jenkins was another key player, rushing for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty Magnet now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Lutcher, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Liberty Magnet will host Salmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lutcher, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on Assumption on Friday. Lutcher is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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