If New Covenant wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Hargrave Military Academy, they should've done a better job of containing William Mancine. Everything went the Hargrave Military Academy Tigers' way against the New Covenant Gryphons on Tuesday as the Hargrave Military Academy Tigers made off with a 73-51 win thanks in part to Mancine, who shot 9-for-13 from long range and dropped a double-double on 32 points and 12 boards. Hargrave Military Academy is 10-5 when Mancine posts eight or more rebounds, but 4-7 otherwise.
New Covenant's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rusty Hooks, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 boards. The dominant performance gave Hooks a new career-high in rebounds. Wyatt Renalds was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 13 points and three steals.
Hargrave Military Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for New Covenant, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-4 record this season.
Hargrave Military Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-53 loss against Roanoke Catholic on the 23rd. New Covenant has also already played their next matchup, a 58-48 defeat against North Cross on the 23rd.
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