The Ponchatoula Green Wave will be playing at home against the Hammond Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ponchatoula is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Ponchatoula is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Covington last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ponchatoula lost 33-9 to Covington. 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 130th, while the Lions are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Hammond can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They managed a 19-14 victory over Salmen.
Hammond didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Arnell Garner Jr and Kenyatta Fleet. Elontae Beauchamp was another major factor on D, picking up four sacks and making seven total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Hammond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Hammond now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Ponchatoula, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Ponchatoula ended up a good deal behind Hammond in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, losing 31-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hammond's Terin Jones, who threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 61 yards. Now that Ponchatoula knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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