Football Recap: Mandeville Skippers vs. Ponchatoula Green Wave
Mandeville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 34-7 win over the Ponchatoula Green Wave. The 34-point effort marked the Skippers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ben Hendricks was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards.
Mandeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Mandeville pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Ponchatoula, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Mandeville will welcome St. Paul's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mandeville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.6 points per game this season. As for Ponchatoula, they will head out on the road to challenge Covington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Covington's defense has only allowed 11.9 points per game this season, so Ponchatoula's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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