The Mandeville Skippers (Mandeville, LA) basketball were winner over the visiting Booker T. Washington Lions (New Orleans, LA), 47-30 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Skippers now possess a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Archbishop Hannan for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Mandeville will play a Hawks team coming off a 58-53 non-league loss to Archbishop Shaw (Marrero, LA). The Hawks record now stands at 11-4.

With the loss, Booker T. Washington falls to 9-11 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Chalmette (Chalmette, LA) to play the Owls in a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. The Owls go into the bout with a record of 3-9. Chalmette lost 60-47 in their recent non-league bout against Mandeville (Mandeville, LA)