The Manchester Squires are taking a road trip to challenge the Northwestern Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Manchester saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell to Wabash 61-55. While losing is never fun, the Squires can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Apaches are ranked 108th).
| 12/28/24 vs Wabash | 5 |
| 11/07/24 @ Triton | 3 |
| 11/25/23 vs Oak Hill | 2 |
| 11/12/24 vs Lewis Cass | 2 |
| 12/13/24 vs Whitko | 2 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ava Sautter, who posted seven points and five steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals. Emma Walker was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Even though they lost, Manchester smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwestern). Everything went their way against Wheeler on Saturday as Northwestern made off with a 62-39 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 23 points or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Northwestern and bumps their season record up to 5-8. As for Manchester, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
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