The Mt. Zion Eagles will challenge the Manchester Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mt. Zion knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Manchester likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Mt. Zion made easy work of Trion and carried off a 63-40 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Manchester didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Bowdon on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 63-57 victory. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Red Devils recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Mt. Zion better focus on containing Dre Mcghee and Jaedyn Terry as the pair were huge in Manchester's win. Mcghee posted 24 points and three steals, while Terry dropped a double-double with 20 points and 12 boards. The game was Terry's fourth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Jones, who had nine points and six rebounds.
Manchester smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive boards in nine consecutive contests.
Manchester's victory bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Mt. Zion, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Mt. Zion came out on top in a nail-biter against Manchester in their previous matchup last Friday, sneaking past 64-61. Does Mt. Zion have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manchester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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