The St. Paul's Wolves will face off against the Covington Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with St. Paul's sitting on four straight wins and Covington on three.
St. Paul's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Mandeville, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (St. Paul's was ranked 18th). St. Paul's skirted past Mandeville 30-28. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Wolves were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Covington got the win against Ponchatoula last Friday by a conclusive 33-9. Considering the Lions have won six contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Covington pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34 points. As for St. Paul's, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
St. Paul's skirted past Covington 21-19 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Paul's since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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