The Manteo Redskins came up short against the Wilson Prep Tigers on Saturday, falling 83-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (60), the Redskins still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Manteo saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Marley Battle dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Zay Banks, who posted 11 points.
Wilson Prep was led to victory by Lamar Atkinson and James Vick. Atkinson went 9-for-11 en route to 23 points, while Vick shot 60% from the field on his way to 15 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson McNeil, who had seven points and five boards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Manteo fell to 2-1. As for Wilson Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Manteo didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 78-42 victory against Cape Hatteras on the 9th. As for Wilson Prep, they will take on Southern Wake Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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