Mandeville and Slidell are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Mandeville Skippers will host the Slidell Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mandeville easily dispatched French Settlement on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Mandeville fell just short of Ponchatoula by a score of 48-45 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Skippers have suffered since December 21, 2024.
Alanna Benoit
| 02/07/25 vs Ponchatoula | 10 |
| 02/04/25 vs French Settlement | 13 |
| 01/31/25 vs Hammond | 8 |
| 01/30/25 @ Glen Oaks | 10 |
Mandeville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Giulia Balbo, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 13 points, and Alanna Benoit, who posted eight points in addition to ten boards and six assists. Benoit has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Camryn Mahoney, who put up four points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Slidell didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Fontainebleau on Friday, but they still walked away with a 50-44 win. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Mandeville's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30 points. As for Slidell, they pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Mandeville came up short against Slidell when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 43-35. Can Mandeville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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