Ponchatoula was the 44-21 winner over Mandeville when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Ponchatoula Green Wave were dealt a 34-7 defeat at the hands of the Mandeville Skippers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Skippers are ranked 19th).
Ben Hendricks was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Ponchatoula and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Mandeville, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Ponchatoula will take on Covington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Covington is coming into the contest with four straight wins at home, so Ponchatoula will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Mandeville, they will host St. Paul's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mandeville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully St. Paul's likes a good challenge.
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