Chalmette entered their tilt with Salmen on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They snuck past the Salmen Spartans with a 34-28 victory.
One reason for the win was Chalmette's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Bryson Peterson.
Despite the loss, Salmen still got an impressive performance from Tayshawn Scott, who picked up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. Those 50 rushing yards gave Scott a new career-high. Jimmy Chanzy handled things on the ground, rushing for 112 yards.
Chalmette has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.4 points per game. As for Salmen, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chalmette will square off against Hahnville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Salmen, they will challenge Northwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwood is coming into the match with seven straight wins at home, so Salmen will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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