The Belle Chasse Cardinals will square off against the East Jefferson Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Belle Chasse is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They breezed by Eleanor McMain at home to the tune of 55-0. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Mustangs are ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, East Jefferson had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Their defense stepped up to hand Livonia a 21-0 shutout on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Warriors as it put an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Paul Jones went supernova for East Jefferson, rushing for 194 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Jayden Obiekwe handled things on the ground, rushing for 107 yards.
East Jefferson wouldn't let Livonia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Jefferson can thank Drew Poche and Dorrion Hollins for forcing both of them. Poche is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season.
Belle Chasse couldn't quite finish off East Jefferson when the teams last played back in September of 2016 and fell 23-20. Can Belle Chasse avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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