Manchester is 1-9 against the Tigers since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Manchester Blue Devils will look to defend their home court against the Harris County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Manchester will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Tigers are ranked 76th).
After soaring to 56 points the game before, Manchester were a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 48-25 walloping at the hands of Schley County. Manchester has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jhazarea Battle, who scored six points along with two steals. She is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. Macaria Mahone was another key contributor, scoring six points along with two steals.
In what's become a running theme this season, Harris County gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Northgate 75-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Manchester's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Harris County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Manchester was taken down by the Tigers 69-28 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harris County's Brooke Bass, who scored 26 points along with five assists and three steals. Now that Manchester knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
