In Friday's league test, the Hammond Tornadoes (Hammond, LA) basketball squad knocked off the host Mandeville Skippers (Mandeville, LA), by a score of 49-41.

Next, the Tornadoes encounter the St. Paul's Wolves (Covington, LA) in a 5A District 6 test, on Tuesday, February 4. Hammond will attempt to improve on its 17-6 season record. The Wolves come into the test with a 13-11 record after their 72-63 league loss to Covington (Covington, LA).

The Skippers (18-16) will now prepare for their test against French Settlement (French Settlement, LA). The Lions come into the non-league test with a 21-15 record. In their last test, French Settlement went down by St. Helena College and Career Academy (Greensburg, LA), 49-37, in a league test.