The Manchester Lancers will head out to challenge the Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Manchester will be strutting in after a win while Richmond City School of the Arts will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Manchester didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Powhatan, but they still walked away with a 59-54 victory.
Meanwhile, Richmond City School of the Arts was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 77-49 loss at the hands of Monacan. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Chiefs are ranked 62nd).
Manchester is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points over those games. As for Richmond City School of the Arts, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything came up roses for Manchester against Richmond City School of the Arts in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 91-52 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manchester since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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