Hammond has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will challenge the Huntington Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Hammond was able to grind out a solid victory over Ponchatoula, taking the game 33-25.
It was another big night for Zalen Bennett, who rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Broderick Peters, who gained 111 total yards and two touchdowns.
Hammond didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kenyatta Fleet and Javion Thomas. Thomas also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Hammond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Huntington was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 59-54 to Airline. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (36), the Raiders still had to take the loss.
Huntington's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jamarion Washington, who gained 246 total yards and four touchdowns, and Landon Gibbs, who threw for 196 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Gibbs is becoming a predictor of Huntington's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Nyles Hullaby, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns.
Hammond's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Huntington, they dropped their record down to 5-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
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