Midlothian lost against Manchester back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Midlothian Trojans took a blow against the Manchester Lancers, falling 58-18. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Lancers are ranked 14th).
Manchester was led to victory by Rayne Wright and Madison Smith. Wright almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds, while Smith dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards. The match was Wright's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Finley Weaver, who posted seven points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Midlothian dropped their record down to 0-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Manchester, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Midlothian will head out to face off against Huguenot at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Midlothian is facing Huguenot at the right time seeing as Huguenot is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Manchester, they will be playing at home against Richmond City School of the Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Manchester will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
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