Manning has gone a perfect 10-0 against East Clarendon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Manning Monarchs will head out on the road to face off against the East Clarendon Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. Manning is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Manning was able to grind out a solid win over Lake City, taking the game 66-58. The Monarchs haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Lovon Stevenson
| 02/11/25 vs Lake City | 10 |
| 12/27/24 vs Laurence Manning Academy | 9 |
| 12/20/24 @ Kingstree | 8 |
| 02/07/25 vs Marion | 7 |
| 02/04/25 @ Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 7 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Manning to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lovon Stevenson, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Stevenson a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Taivon Carter, who posted eight points in addition to nine rebounds and four blocks.
Manning smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, East Clarendon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Marion and fell 71-39. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Swamp Foxes are ranked 111th).
East Clarendon's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Manning, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
Everything came up roses for Manning against East Clarendon in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 90-57 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manning since the squad 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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