Villa Rica lost against New Manchester two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Villa Rica Wildcats fell 55-47 to the New Manchester Jaguar. 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 310th, while the Jaguar are ranked 49th).
Jah'Siah Payne continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for New Manchester, going 9 for 17 on his way to 23 points and six boards. Payne's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Delancy Alexander, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Villa Rica has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-19 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points over those games. As for New Manchester, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Villa Rica does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Manchester, they will challenge Rome at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Manchester knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 24 contests -- so hopefully Rome likes a good challenge.
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