The Mandeville Skippers will challenge the Loranger Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Mandeville against Covington as the team secured a 61-21 win. Given the Skippers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Lions are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/07/25 @ Covington | 20 |
| 01/04/25 vs Hamilton Christian | 23 |
| 01/03/25 vs LaGrange | 19 |
| 01/02/25 vs Abbeville | 19 |
| 12/21/24 vs Archbishop Hannan | 15 |
It was another big night for Alanna Benoit, who went 9 for 11 on her way to 20 points in addition to six assists and six boards. The contest was her seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Carpenter, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 13 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Loranger, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 48-28 margin over Springfield on Wednesday.
Mandeville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Loranger, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Everything came up roses for Mandeville against Loranger in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 57-15 win. Will Mandeville repeat their success, or does Loranger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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