Basketball Game Recap: Manchester Township Hawks vs. Middle Township Panthers

By Feb 29, 2024, 1:08pm

Recap: Manchester Township Hawks vs. Middle Township Panthers

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Manchester Township Hawks can now relate to. They took a 61-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers on Wednesday. Manchester Township's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Manchester Township lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Zionna Short, who scored 16 points along with two steals. It was the first time this season that Short scored 15 or more points. Devyn Quigley was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with six rebounds and five steals.

Even though they lost, Manchester Township were working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. This was only their second loss (out of eight games) when they've passed the ball that well.

Reagen Powell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Middle Township, almost dropping a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Abbey Cappelletti, who scored six points.

Manchester Township's loss dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Middle Township, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-8.

Manchester Township does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Middle Township, they will square off against Cinnaminson on Friday. Hopefully Middle Township focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Wednesday.

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