The Macon County Bulldogs lost against the Manchester Blue Devils back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Macon County received a tough blow as they fell 53-36 to Manchester. Macon County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Macon County's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aliyah Lake, who scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Morgan Cochran, who scored 11 points.
Manchester can attribute much of their success to Macaria Mahone, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. That's the first time this season that Mahone scored 15 or more points. Laziya Moody was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Macon County's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Manchester, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Macon County will face off against Greenville at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Greenville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 478th, while Macon County is ranked 230th). As for Manchester, they will head out on the road to challenge Marion County at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Marion County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Friday.
