Mandeville only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 22-point they dealt Hammond on Friday. Everything went the Mandeville Skippers' way against the Hammond Tornadoes as the Mandeville Skippers made off with a 41-19 victory. The result was nothing new for the Skippers, who have now won five matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Leading Mandeville to victory were Nate Sheppard and Ben Hendricks. Sheppard rushed for 164 yards on only 15 carries, while Hendricks rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown. Sheppard's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mandeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Mandeville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Marques Zenon was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Although Hammond took the loss, they still got scores from Zalen Bennett, Darius Servick, and Kenyatta Fleet. Terin Jones was another key signal caller, throwing for 130 yards and two touchdowns.
Mandeville pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hammond, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Mandeville will venture away from home to face off against Ponchatoula at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mandeville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Hammond, they will welcome Covington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Covington's defense has only allowed 11.7 points per game this season, so Hammond's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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