Basketball Game Preview: Manchester Red Hawks vs. Farmington River Hawks

By Team Reports Feb 24, 2024, 2:23am

Preview: Manchester Red Hawks vs. Farmington River Hawks

Manchester is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Farmington is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Manchester Red Hawks will take on the Farmington River Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Manchester has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,135 points over their last 15 contests.

Even though East Hartford scored an imposing 65 points on Thursday, Manchester still came out on top. Manchester snuck past East Hartford with a 69-65 victory. Given Manchester's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while East Hartford is ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

It was another big night for Chance Clark, who scored 22 points along with five assists. Jayveon Robinson was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.

Meanwhile, even though Avon scored an imposing 76 points on Monday, Farmington still came out on top. Farmington managed a 80-76 win over Avon.

Manchester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. As for Farmington, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.

Manchester came up short against Farmington in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 55-47. Will Manchester have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.

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