The Hammond Tornadoes ran past the host Covington Lions basketball team by a final score of 60-47 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Tornadoes face the St. Paul's Wolves (Covington, LA) in a 5A District 6 game, on Friday, January 4. Hammond will attempt to move on its 11-6 season record. The Wolves enter the game with a 9-7 record after their 75-59 non-league loss to Lambert (Suwanee, GA).

With the defeat, Covington moves to 12-6 on the year. The Lions travel to Slidell (Slidell, LA) to face the Tigers in a 5A District 6 game on Friday, January 4. The Tigers enter the game with a record of 12-7. Slidell lost 85-65 in their recent non-league game against East Ascension (Gonzales, LA)