The DuPont Manual Crimsons and the Newport Wildcats will round out the year against one another at at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. One thing working in DuPont Manual's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
DuPont Manual saw some tournament action on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging an 89-55 win over Bullitt East. Given the Crimsons' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Chargers are ranked 79th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Newport came up short against Lloyd Memorial on Sunday and fell 59-52.
DuPont Manual will have to contain Aj Lowe as he made an impact in Newport's last game. He almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of DaShawn Anderson, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 11 points.
Newport's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for DuPont Manual, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
