The Manchester Red Hawks entered their tilt with the East Hartford Hornets with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Manchester enjoyed a cozy 78-61 victory over East Hartford on Monday. Given Manchester's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while East Hartford is ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Manchester was led to victory by Chance Clark and Derrick Sheets. Clark scored 17 points along with five assists, while Sheets scored 25 points. Sheets has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Malachi Ellis, who scored eight points.
Manchester is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for East Hartford, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12.
Manchester does not have any more games scheduled as of now. East Hartford also has no future games currently scheduled.
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