The Hammond Tornadoes will square off against the Salmen Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hammond has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Salmen will arrive with three straight wins.
Hammond is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Covington on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hammond was outmatched by Covington at home and fell 49-13.
Hammond might have lost, but man, Zalen Bennett was a machine: he rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
Even if they lost, Hammond's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Elontae Beauchamp was especially locked on to Covington's QB and sacked him twice. Beauchamp also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Hammond is 2-1 when he posts at least one sack, but 2-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Salmen didn't have too much trouble with Slidell on Friday as they won 31-14.
Hammond's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Salmen, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Hammond strolled past Salmen in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 by a score of 23-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hammond since the squad 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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