Hammond lost against Mandeville back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hammond Tornadoes took a hard 59-45 fall against 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 175th, while the Skippers are ranked 37th).
Alanna Benoit continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mandeville, putting up 26 points along with eight assists and eight steals. The contest was Benoit's ninth in a row with at least ten points. Ava Carpenter was another key player, going 6 for 13 on her way to 16 points and three steals.
Hammond has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Mandeville, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.
Hammond will challenge Albany at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mandeville, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against St. Thomas Aquinas at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mandeville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully St. Thomas Aquinas likes a good challenge.
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