Hammond was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 66-27 loss at the hands of the Mandeville Skippers. While losing is never fun, the Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Skippers are ranked 34th).
Alanna Benoit was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 26 points and ten steals for Mandeville. Giulia Balbo was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Hammond's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Mandeville, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Hammond will head out to challenge Fontainebleau at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mandeville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against French Settlement at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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