Villa Rica lost against New Manchester back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Villa Rica Wildcats came up short against the New Manchester Jaguar, falling 62-39. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Jaguar are ranked 37th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Manchester to victory, but perhaps none more so than Devin Furgess, who went 7 of 16 on her way to 19 points. The contest was Furgess' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Sydney Tigner was another key player, putting up ten points and four steals.
Villa Rica has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season. As for New Manchester, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 19-3.
Villa Rica wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 52-33 loss against Rome on the 4th. New Manchester has also already played their next contest, a 70-49 win against Douglas County on the 1st.
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