The Manchester Blue Devils waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins but they left with four. They breezed by Marion County on the road to the tune of 62-31. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Manchester has posted yet this season.
It was another big night for Jermiah Martin, who scored 26 points along with five steals. Her trending in the right direction, as she's improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Macaria Mahone, who scored four points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Marion County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Valencia Alridge, who scored 12 points.
Manchester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Marion County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Manchester and Chattahoochee County will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Georgia (Chattahoochee County is ranked 254th, while Manchester is ranked 230th). As for Marion County, they will head out on the road to square off against Taylor County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Taylor County will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
