The Mandeville Skippers will square off against the St. Paul's Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Paul's is hoping to do what Ponchatoula couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mandeville's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Mandeville breezed by Ponchatoula to the tune of 34-7. The 34-point effort marked the Skippers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ben Hendricks looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 117 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 36 yards.
Mandeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Paul's). They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Northshore. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Panthers are ranked 151st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mandeville's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for St. Paul's, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Mandeville couldn't quite finish off St. Paul's when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 21-18. Will Mandeville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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