There's no place like home for Hammond, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Salmen Spartans on Friday as they made off with a 40-20 win. The victory continues a trend for the Tornadoes in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won four in a row.
Zalen Bennett
| 10/31/25 vs Salmen | 158 |
| 10/02/25 @ Slidell | 152 |
| 09/12/25 @ Amite | 144 |
| 10/17/25 vs Mandeville | 134 |
| 09/25/25 vs L.W. Higgins | 134 |
| + 4 more games |
Zalen Bennett produced another solid effort rushing for 158 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Hammond is 5-1 when Bennett posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Terin Jones, who threw for 199 yards and a pair of TDs on only 11 passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hammond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Hammond didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nathaniel Weber and Kevin Tuguta. Tuguta is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last five games he's played. Hammond got some further help from Trion Wise: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Hammond's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Salmen, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Hammond didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 35-28 victory against Ponchatoula on the 7th. As for Salmen, they have also already played their next matchup, a 28-24 win against Chalmette on the 7th.
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