Salmen has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will head out to take on the Liberty Magnet Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Salmen will be strutting in after a win while Liberty Magnet will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Salmen was fully in charge, breezing past Bogalusa 50-8 at home. The Spartans pushed the score to 43-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lumberjacks had no chance of recovering from.
Jimmy Chanzy had a dynamite game for Salmen, rushing for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Tayshawn Scott did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.
Salmen's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Dajohn Howard led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 72 points the game before, Liberty Magnet was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They came up short against Lutcher, falling 28-6. 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 127th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 44th).
The losing side was boosted by Dedrick Welch, who 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 matches.
Salmen's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Liberty Magnet, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
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