With a playoff win on the line, Manual rose to the challenge on Monday. They snuck past the Eureka Hornets with a 58-53 win. Winning may never get old, but the Rams sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Leading Manual to victory were Nyanna Payton and Breyasia Grayson. Payton dropped a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Grayson went 7-for-8 en route to 18 points and six boards. Manual is 20-6 when Payton posts eight or more boards, but 1-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Admyre Thompson, who posted nine points.
Manual smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Rams
| 02/17/25 vs Eureka | 58-53 |
| 02/15/25 vs Olympia | 51-32 |
| 01/28/25 vs Geneseo | 57-44 |
| 01/27/25 vs East Moline United | 42-22 |
| 01/24/25 vs Peoria | 52-30 |
| + 2 more games |
Manual's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-11. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points over those games. As for Eureka, their loss dropped their record down to 23-9.
Manual wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 46-40 defeat against Deer Creek-Mackinaw on the 20th. Eureka does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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