Mandeville and the Spartans are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Mandeville Skippers will be playing at home against the Salmen Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mandeville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Mandeville can now show off 16 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They breezed by Fontainebleau at home to the tune of 66-26. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Mandeville had established a 32 point advantage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mandeville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alanna Benoit, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Benoit hasn't dropped below three steals for three straight games. Hannah Benoit was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
St. Scholastica typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Salmen proved too difficult a challenge. They secured a 44-38 W over the Doves.
Salmen can attribute much of their success to Akayla Mcmooain, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and five assists, and Destiny Bennett, who scored 12 points. Another player making a difference was Janelle Bell, who scored six points.
Mandeville is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Salmen, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-14.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Mandeville have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Salmen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mandeville came up short against the Spartans in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, falling 56-51. Will Mandeville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
