The Manchester Lancers are taking a road trip to square off against the Monacan Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Saturday, Manchester didn't have too much trouble with Richmond City School of the Arts as they won 63-46. The victory continues a trend for the Lancers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Monacan had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 77-50. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 336th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monacan pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points over those games. As for Manchester, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Manchester came up short against Monacan when the teams last played back in January, falling 59-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monacan's Amare Cooper, who shot 6-for-10 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine boards. Now that Manchester knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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