Basketball Recap: Manchester Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Manchester won the last time they faced Midlothian and things went their way on Friday too. The Manchester Lancers snuck past the Midlothian Trojans with a 61-56 victory. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Trojans are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lancers

Previous 2 Games

01/17/25 vs Midlothian	61-56
01/15/25 @ Cosby	50-44

The win made it two in a row for Manchester and bumps their season record up to 6-4. As for Midlothian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

Manchester and Deep Run will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Midlothian, they and Petersburg will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Midlothian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.