The St. Paul's Wolves will head out on the road to take on the Mandeville Skippers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with St. Paul's sitting on three straight wins and Mandeville on eight.
St. Paul's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over Northshore. That 49 point margin sets a new team best for the Wolves this season.
Meanwhile, Mandeville was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Ponchatoula 34-7. The 34-point effort marked the Skippers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Among those leading the charge was Ben Hendricks, who threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards.
Mandeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
St. Paul's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Mandeville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
St. Paul's skirted past Mandeville 21-18 in their previous matchup 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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