The Rome Wolves will challenge the New Manchester Jaguar at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Rome strolled past East Paulding with points to spare, taking the game 68-54. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for New Manchester, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against Villa Rica by a score of 55-47 on Tuesday. Given the Jaguar's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Wildcats are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rome better keep an eye on Jah'Siah Payne. He was instrumental in New Manchester's win, going 9-for-17 to rack up 23 points and six boards. Thanks to that strong game, Payne now owns an excellent 45.3% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Delancy Alexander, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
New Manchester smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive matchups.
New Manchester pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points over those games. As for Rome, their win bumped their record up to 17-7.
Rome was dealt a bruising 89-61 loss at the hands of New Manchester in their previous meeting back in January. Can Rome avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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