The Hammond Tornadoes lost against the Mandeville Skippers back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Hammond was beaten by Mandeville 72-28. Hammond has struggled against Mandeville recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Leading Mandeville to victory were Hannah Benoit and Alanna Benoit. Benoit dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds, while Benoit scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Benoit has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last four times she's played. Jordyn Carter was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Hammond has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-14 record this season. As for Mandeville, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-5.
Hammond will be playing in front of their home fans against Ponchatoula at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hammond is coming into the game with six straight losses at home, meaning Ponchatoula will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Mandeville, they will head out on the road to square off against Covington at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
