Basketball Recap: Francis Scott Key Takes a Loss

Francis Scott Key lost against Manchester Valley back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Francis Scott Key Eagles were outmatched by the Manchester Valley Mavericks and fell 71-38. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Owen Caine went supernova for Manchester Valley, going 9 of 13 on his way to 23 points. The dominant performance gave Caine a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Hottenstein, who posted 14 points and three steals.

Francis Scott Key is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Manchester Valley, the win snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 3-6 record.

Francis Scott Key has already played their next matchup (against South Carroll), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Manchester Valley will face off against Century at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Century will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Manchester Valley surely won't give up without a fight.