A.J. Ellender is 9-1 against Morgan City since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The A.J. Ellender Patriots will square off against the Morgan City Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for A.J. Ellender and 14 for Morgan City dating back to last season.
A.J. Ellender is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against South Lafourche last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. A.J. Ellender was beaten by South Lafourche 42-0.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Morgan City was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were dealt a 48-0 defeat at the hands of Lutcher. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 24th).
Morgan City's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for A.J. Ellender, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
A.J. Ellender took a serious blow against Morgan City when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 27-0. Can A.J. Ellender avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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