The Mandeville Skippers and the Pine Raiders will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Mandeville will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
If Mandeville beats Pine with 39 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Skippers enjoyed a cozy 39-24 win over St. Mary's Dominican on Friday.
Alanna Benoit continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and almost dropping a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mandeville's points. Another player making a difference was Ava Arnone, who posted seven points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Pine's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 39-38 to Fontainebleau. The matchup marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mandeville's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Pine, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Mandeville couldn't quite finish off Pine in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 55-52. Can the Skippers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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