The Manchester Blue Devils lost against the Macon County Bulldogs back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Manchester took a 63-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Macon County. While losing is never fun, Manchester can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while Macon County is ranked 136th).
Manchester's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daryus Bryant, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Macon County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dontavious Collier, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Collier is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 23 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Frankie Raines Jr, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Manchester dropped their record down to 16-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Macon County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Manchester does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Macon County, they will face off against Atlanta Classical Academy at TBD on Wednesday. Averaging 70.52 points so far this season, Macon County's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Atlanta Classical Academy better be ready for a challenge.
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