St. Paul is 10-0 against Hammond since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Paul's Wolves will challenge the Hammond Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m.
St. Paul's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: University Lab, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (St. Paul's was ranked 18th). St. Paul's received a blow on Friday as they fell 29-12 to University Lab. The match marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Hammond had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Tigers 42-14 at home. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Tornadoes were down 14-0 in the third quarter.
Hammond's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zalen Bennett, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Another signal caller making a difference was Terin Jones, who threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Hammond's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Melvin Wilson led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. Darius 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 Kenyatta Fleet: he made six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
St. Paul's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2. As for Hammond, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
St. Paul's took their win against Hammond in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 23-0. Does St. Paul's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hammond turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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