It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Ponchatoula ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Hammond Tornadoes 2-1. The Green Wave haven't had any issues with the Tornadoes recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Green Wave
| 04/08/25 vs Hammond | 2-1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Covington | 14-1 |
| 03/29/25 vs Mandeville | 1-0 |
| 03/28/25 vs Mandeville | 1-0 |
| 03/25/25 vs St. Paul's | 4-1 |
| 03/22/25 vs Franklinton | 8-2 |
Ponchatoula pushed their record up to 19-9 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Hammond, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-23 record this season.
Ponchatoula will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hammond: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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