The Southwood Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Manchester Squires at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Southwood and three for Manchester.
Southwood is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bluffton on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southwood took a blow against Bluffton, falling 69-31. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-13.
Meanwhile, Manchester ended up a good deal behind Whitko on Friday and lost 57-39. While losing is never fun, the Squires can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Wildcats are ranked 93rd).
Despite the defeat, Manchester saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Emma Walker went 6 of 15 en route to 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The matchup was Walker's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Sautter, who posted four points.
Manchester's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Southwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Things could have been worse for Southwood, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-35 loss to Manchester when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Southwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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