The Mandeville Skippers will head out to take on the Fontainebleau Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mandeville will be strutting in after a victory while Fontainebleau will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Mandeville turned things around against Covington on Tuesday. They blew past the Lions 3-0. The Skippers not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since October 14th (when they won 3-0).
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-14, 25-17.
Julia Marengo
| 10/28/25 @ Covington | 28 |
| 10/23/25 @ St. Scholastica | 26 |
| 10/21/25 vs Slidell | 26 |
| 10/18/25 vs E.D. White | 12 |
| 10/18/25 vs Haynes Academy | 27 |
Mandeville can attribute much of their success to Alyssa Gaudet, who had ten digs and two assists, and Julia Marengo, who had eight digs and four aces. Marengo is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in each of the last five games she's played.
They weren't the only good servers: Mandeville was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. They are 5-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Fontainebleau faced Slidell in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Bulldogs lost 3-0 to the Tigers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bulldogs have suffered since October 14th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-16.
Mandeville now has a winning record of 15-14. As for Fontainebleau, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-15.
Mandeville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Fontainebleau in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Skippers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
