Basketball Recap: Emma Penczek and Lilah Kresslein Secure Win for Manchester Valley

Manchester Valley won the last time they faced South Carroll and things went their way on Friday too. The Manchester Valley Mavericks snuck past the South Carroll Cavaliers with a 45-40 victory.

Emma Penczek

Steals

02/14/25 vs South Carroll	5
02/10/25 vs Crofton	4
02/07/25 vs Francis Scott Key	5
02/05/25 @ Westminster	5
02/03/25 @ Century	4
+ 6 more games

Leading Manchester Valley to victory were Lilah Kresslein and Emma Penczek. Kresslein posted 17 points and three steals, while Penczek scored 12 points and five steals. Penczek is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least four every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Taylor Fique, who had eight points and eight rebounds.

Manchester Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for South Carroll, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.

The future could be bright for both Manchester Valley and South Carroll: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Manchester Valley will try to hand Harford Tech their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, South Carroll will look to extend Francis Scott Key's three-game losing streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.