New Manchester's game on Saturday was all tied up 24-24 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of the Alexander Cougars by a score of 54-52. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, with their most recent loss being a 41-34 defeat last Thursday.
Nimah Ibidunni continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Alexander, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Ibidunni has scored at least a third of Alexander's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaida Stamper, who went 5-for-10 en route to 11 points.
New Manchester's loss dropped their record down to 22-5. As for Alexander, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
New Manchester does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alexander, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Glynn Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Alexander is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season.
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