The Salmen Spartans are on the road again on Friday to play the Northshore Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Salmen is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Salmen was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 31-26 to Lakeshore. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the are ranked 29th).
Salmen might have lost, but man, Markel Keyes was a machine: he threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. A'San Johnson was Keyes' top target, picking up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Northshore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Mandeville at home and fell 42-0.
Salmen now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Northshore, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Salmen was able to grind out a solid win over Northshore in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 10-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salmen since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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