Football Preview: Hammond Tornadoes vs. St. Paul's Wolves
Hammond hasn't had much luck against St. Paul recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hammond Tornadoes will host the St. Paul's Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Hammond will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Hammond is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 42-14 victory over Slidell at home. The win almost wasn't to be: the Tornadoes were down 14-0 in the third quarter.
Hammond's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zalen Bennett led the charge by rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Terin Jones, who threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Hammond wouldn't let Slidell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Elontae Beauchamp, Acie Johnson, and Darius Servick picked up one apiece. Servick is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season. Hammond got some further help from Melvin Wilson: he picked up three sacks and made six total tackles.
Meanwhile, St. Paul's faced University Lab in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. St. Paul's took a 29-12 bruising from University Lab. The match marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Hammond pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Paul's, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
Hammond might still be hurting after the 23-0 defeat they got from St. Paul's when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Hammond avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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