Recap: Manual Thunderbolts vs. Thomas MacLaren School Highlanders
Even though the Thomas MacLaren School Highlanders scored an imposing 56 points on Monday, the Manual Thunderbolts still came out on top. Manual walked away with a 67-56 win over Thomas MacLaren School. That's another feather in the cap for Manual, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Manual got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jovan Collins-Falcon out in front who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Collins-Falcon has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Deshawn Fox, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Manual is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Thomas MacLaren School, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.
Manual won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against DSST: Green Valley Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd. DSST: Green Valley Ranch is on a five-game streak of home wins, Manual a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Thomas MacLaren School will take on Fowler at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
