The Ponchatoula Green Wave are taking a road trip to take on the Covington Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ponchatoula is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Ponchatoula is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Mandeville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ponchatoula had to suffer through a 34-7 loss at the hands of Mandeville. 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).
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last matchup, Covington made sure to put some points up on the board against Hammond on Friday. Covington simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hammond 49-13. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 28 points or more this season.
Ponchatoula's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Covington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Ponchatoula strolled past Covington when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 31-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ponchatoula 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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