Louisiana High School Basketball - Slidell holds off Mandeville
January 25, 2023: Mandeville, LA 70471 Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Slidell Tigers (Slidell, LA) and the host Mandeville Skippers (Mandeville, LA), saw Slidell's basketball squad hold off Mandeville by a tally of 57-51.
With the victory, Slidell improves its record to 7-6 on the campaign.  The Tigers host St. Thomas Aquinas (Hammond, LA) to confront the Falcons in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 26.  The Falcons come into the challenge with a record of 10-8.  St. Thomas Aquinas won 59-34 in their recent league challenge against Pope John Paul II (Slidell, LA)
Next up, the Skippers confront the Ponchatoula Green Wave (Ponchatoula, LA) in a 5A District 6 challenge, on Friday, January 27.  Mandeville will attempt to improve on its 18-5 season record. The Green Wave come into the challenge with a 12-6 record after their 79-67 non-league win over Albany (Albany, LA).