Manchester won the last time they faced Midlothian and things went their way on Thursday too. The Manchester Lancers blew past the Midlothian Trojans, posting a 58-18 victory. The Lancers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 33 points or more this season.
Manchester was led to victory by Rayne Wright and Madison Smith. Wright almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards, while Smith dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. The game was Wright's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Finley Weaver, who posted seven points along with five boards and three steals.
Manchester smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Lancers
| 01/16/25 @ Midlothian | 58-18 |
| 01/13/25 @ Monacan | 76-43 |
| 12/10/24 @ Huguenot | 82-7 |
| 12/09/24 @ Thomas Dale | 60-51 |
| 02/22/24 @ Thomas Dale | 53-43 |
| + 9 more games |
Manchester pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.1 points. As for Midlothian, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Manchester will challenge Richmond City School of the Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Manchester is facing Richmond City School of the Arts at the right time seeing as Richmond City School of the Arts is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Midlothian has already played their next contest (against Huguenot), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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