Manchester is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while East Catholic is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Manchester Red Hawks will welcome the East Catholic Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Manchester's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
On Tuesday, Manchester needed a bit of extra time to put away New Britain. They walked away with a 68-58 victory over the Golden Hurricanes. The 68-point effort marked the Red Hawks' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
| 01/14/25 @ New Britain | 20 |
| 01/10/25 @ Tolland | 22 |
| 01/08/25 @ Windsor | 27 |
| 01/06/25 vs Edwin O. Smith | 25 |
| 01/03/25 vs Farmington | 22 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Manchester to victory, but perhaps none more so than Will Oden-Tann, who went 9 of 20 on his way to 20 points along with five assists and four steals. Oden-Tann's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Joe Mugovero, who posted five points in addition to ten rebounds and six steals.
Oden-Tann wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Manchester was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 20 assists in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, East Catholic suffered their closest loss since February 16, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Holland Tech by a score of 60-57. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in Connecticut, while Holland Tech are ranked 36th in Massachusetts).
East Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Manchester, their win bumped their record up to 11-0.
Manchester was dealt a bruising 79-52 loss at the hands of East Catholic when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Manchester have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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