The Rocky Hill Terriers had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They walked away with a 67-55 victory over Manchester. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
When it comes to explaining why Manchester lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tiara Tyson. Despite the final result, she scored 39 points. That was a full 70.9% of Manchester's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Elise Ryan was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
Manchester struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Rocky Hill's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Rocky Hill will head out on the road to challenge Newington at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newington is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.6 points per game. As for Manchester, they will be playing in front of their home fans against RHAM at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.
