On Monday, East Catholic faced Manchester in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Catholic Eagles might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 67-61 to the Manchester Red Hawks, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Manchester to victory, but perhaps none more so than Derrick Sheets, who went 11 for 21 on his way to 29 points. Another player making a difference was Will Oden-Tann, who went 7 of 12 en route to 17 points.
East Catholic's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-5. As for Manchester, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
East Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 79-53 win against Tolland on the 29th. As for Manchester, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 89-84 victory against Windsor on the 29th.
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