Hammond is 1-9 against Slidell since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hammond Tornadoes will host the Slidell Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Hammond will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Hammond is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 41-6 win over L.W. Higgins. With the Tornadoes ahead 28-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Zalen Bennett was his usual excellent self, rushing for 153 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Another player making a difference was Quadrez Louis, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hammond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Slidell was beaten by Mandeville 56-14 on Friday. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Hammond's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Slidell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Hammond strolled past Slidell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 43-26. Does Hammond have another victory up their sleeve, or will Slidell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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