Chesterfield fought the good fight in their overtime game against Buford on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 67-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buford Yellow Jackets. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (56), the Golden Rams still had to take the loss.
Buford got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gage McManus out in front who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards. McManus has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Bridges, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine assists.
Chesterfield has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. As for Buford, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 4-10.
Chesterfield will challenge Andrew Jackson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Andrew Jackson will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Chesterfield surely won't give up without a fight. Buford has already played their next contest, a 60-57 defeat against North Central on the 25th.
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