The Ponchatoula Green Wave are taking a road trip to take on the Chalmette Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ponchatoula took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Independence as they made off with a 34-13 win. The Green Wave not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since October 3, 2024 (when they won 45-21).
Meanwhile, Chalmette strolled past Pearl River with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 20-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Owls.
Chalmette's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. David Gonzalez was especially locked on to Pearl River's QB and sacked him three times. Gonzalez has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Chalmette got some further help from Tyray Darensburg: he picked up 0.5 sacks, forced one fumble, and made ten total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Ponchatoula's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Chalmette, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Ponchatoula skirted past Chalmette 9-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Green Wave 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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