The Northshore Panthers will challenge the Hammond Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Northshore is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: St. Paul's, who was ranked ninth at the time (Northshore was ranked 17th). Northshore never let St. Paul's onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday. The Panthers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Meanwhile, Hammond got the win against Covington on Tuesday by a conclusive 4-0. Give the Tornadoes' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Northshore is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those eight games. As for Hammond, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6-5.
Everything went Northshore's way against Hammond in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, as Northshore made off with a 9-0 win. Will Northshore repeat their success, or does Hammond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
