Hammond is 2-8 against Covington since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hammond Tornadoes will host the Covington Lions at 7:00 p.m. Hammond is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
Hammond is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Mandeville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hammond came up short against Mandeville, falling 41-19. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Skippers are ranked 18th).
Although Hammond took the loss, they still got scores from Zalen Bennett, Darius Servick, and Kenyatta Fleet. The team also got some help courtesy of Terin Jones, who threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns.
Hammond wouldn't let Mandeville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hammond can thank Aydan Self and Acie Johnson for forcing both of them. Johnson also made five total tackles, which is notable because Hammond is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise. Hammond got some further help from Melvin Wilson: he picked up four sacks and made eight total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Hammond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Covington took on Slidell on Friday. Covington slipped by Slidell 7-6. The seven-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Hammond's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Covington, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Hammond and Covington were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but Hammond came up empty-handed after a 20-19 loss. Will Hammond have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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