The Manning Monarchs entered their tilt with the Hartsville Red Foxes with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Manning strolled past Hartsville with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 78-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Leading Manning to victory were Jeffrey Ceasar and Tavion Carter. Ceasar scored 17 points along with four steals, while Carter dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. Ceasar is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lovell Stevenson, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Manning pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Hartsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Manning won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Stall at 7:30 p.m. on December 28th. Stall will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 259th, while Manning is ranked 72nd). Hartsville won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Wilson Hall at 1:30 p.m. on December 28th. Wilson Hall will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
