Manchester is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Glen Allen is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Manchester Lancers will welcome the Glen Allen Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Manchester is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing L.C. Bird: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Manchester blew L.C. Bird out of the water with a 66-34 final score. The Lancers pushed the score to 59-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Skyhawks had little chance of recovering from.
| 01/30/25 @ L.C. Bird | 26 |
| 01/28/25 vs Huguenot | 19 |
| 01/27/25 @ Powhatan | 32 |
Rayne Wright continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and ten boards. Her evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Smith, who posted eight points along with ten rebounds and five steals.
Manchester was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as L.C. Bird only racked up four assists.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Glen Allen). They blew past Prince George, posting a 76-49 win. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Royals are ranked 149th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Manchester is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Glen Allen, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1.
Manchester took their win against Glen Allen in their previous meeting back in December of 2021 by a conclusive 69-48. Will Manchester repeat their success, or does Glen Allen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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