Football Recap: Hammond Continues Home Dominance on Friday

Zalen Bennett

Rushing Yards

11/07/25 vs Ponchatoula	185
10/31/25 vs Salmen	158
10/02/25 @ Slidell	152
09/12/25 @ Amite	144
10/17/25 vs Mandeville	134
+ 5 more games

Hammond extended their home winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Zalen Bennett. The Tornadoes walked away with a 35-28 victory over the Ponchatoula Green Wave on Friday for which the team can thank Bennett, who rushed for 185 yards and three TDs while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 46 receiving yards and one score. Hammond is 6-1 when Bennett posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.

Hammond's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Ponchatoula, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.

Looking ahead, Hammond will square off against Captain Shreve at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tornadoes will need to watch out since the Gators have now posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. Ponchatoula does not have any more games scheduled as of now.