Warwick and Manheim Central are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Warwick Warriors will take on the Manheim Central Barons at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Warwick is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Elizabethtown just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 43-41. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warriors came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Bears are ranked 461st).
Meanwhile, Manheim Central came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 52-49 victory over the Pioneers. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Barons were the better team in the second half.
Manheim Central is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Warwick, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 16-2.
Everything went Warwick's way against Manheim Central when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Warwick made off with an 82-61 win. Does Warwick have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manheim Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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