Preview: Langston Hughes Panthers vs. New Manchester Jaguar
Langston Hughes is 9-1 against New Manchester since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Langston Hughes Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the New Manchester Jaguar at 7:30 p.m. Langston Hughes knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four games -- so hopefully New Manchester likes a good challenge.
Even though Decatur scored an imposing 65 points on Friday, Langston Hughes still came out on top. Langston Hughes managed a 70-65 victory over Decatur.
Brentis Schaeffer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 31 points along with 9 rebounds and 6 assists. The matchup was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. Jaron LeMelle was another key contributor, scoring 10 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Meanwhile, New Manchester pushed their score all the way to 66 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Hillgrove 71-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Tuesday (61), New Manchester still had to take the loss.
Their wins bumped Langston Hughes to 4-1 and Decatur to 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Langston Hughes against New Manchester in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 73-43 victory. Will Langston Hughes repeat their success, or does New Manchester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
