Basketball Game Preview: Villa Rica Wildcats vs. New Manchester Jaguar

The Villa Rica Wildcats will challenge the New Manchester Jaguar at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Villa Rica has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while New Manchester will come in with four straight victories.

On Tuesday, Villa Rica came up short against South Paulding and fell 72-62. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Spartans are ranked 106th).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Manchester). They blew past Rome 89-61 on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Jaguar with their most commanding win of the season.

New Manchester pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.2 points per game. As for Villa Rica, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.

Villa Rica ended up a good deal behind New Manchester when the teams last played on January 7th, losing 82-63. Will Villa Rica have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.