Basketball Game Preview: Mandeville Skippers vs. Madison Prep Academy + Official Tickets

The Mandeville Skippers will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on Madison Prep Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Mandeville is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They took a 49-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Archbishop Chapelle on Tuesday. While the Skippers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Chipmunks 13-9 in the first quarter.

Alanna Benoit

Steals

11/18/25 @ Archbishop Chapelle	5
02/24/25 @ Walker	3
02/20/25 vs Terrebonne	4
02/11/25 vs Slidell	2
02/07/25 vs Ponchatoula	3
+ 3 more games

Mandeville might have lost, but man, Alanna Benoit was a machine: she went 14-for-34 to rack up 38 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Benoit has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played.

Meanwhile, Madison Prep Academy suffered their closest defeat since January 18th on Wednesday. They fell just short of Slidell by a score of 42-40.