Basketball Recap: Bowdon Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Timothy Johnson and Kaiden Prothro

If Bowdon was feeling good fresh off their 77-49 takedown of Mt. Zion last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bowdon Red Devils fell 68-59 to the Manchester Blue Devils on Wednesday. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Kaiden Prothro and Timothy Johnson certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Prothro dropped a double-double on 16 points and 22 boards, while Johnson posted eight points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Those three blocks gave Johnson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jonah Wilson, who scored four points.

Even though they lost, Bowdon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.

It was another big night for Jaedyn Terry, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 boards for Manchester. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Jones, who earned 14 points and seven rebounds.

Bowdon's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Manchester, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 13-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bowdon will venture away from home to face off against Atlanta Classical Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bowdon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.1 points per game this season. As for Manchester, they will head out on the road to square off against Elite Scholars Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Elite Scholars Academy: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Manchester has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.