Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Mandeville Skippers (Mandeville, LA) and the visiting West Jefferson Buccaneers (Harvey, LA), saw Mandeville's basketball squad knock off West Jefferson by a count of 56-40.

With the victory, Mandeville upgrades its record to 5-2 on the campaign. The Skippers host Lakeshore (Mandeville, LA) to play the in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 9. The come into the challenge with a record of 7-1. Lakeshore lost 79-74 in their recent non-league challenge against Covington (Covington, LA)

Next up, the Buccaneers play the Slidell Tigers (Slidell, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 9. West Jefferson will attempt to upgrade on its 3-6 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 2-11 record after their 67-52 non-league loss to St. Augustine (New Orleans, LA).