The Manchester Valley Mavericks were the 66-56 winner over the South Carroll Cavaliers when they last played one another on January 2nd, but their luck changed this time around. Manchester Valley fell to South Carroll 54-49. Manchester Valley's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Manchester Valley lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Carter Strohman, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brendan Luddy, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Manchester Valley dropped their record down to 7-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for South Carroll, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Manchester Valley will be playing at home against Westminster at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Westminster and Manchester Valley are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for South Carroll, they will square off against Glenelg at TBD on Monday. Glenelg is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
