The New Manchester Jaguar will take on the Rome Wolves in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Manchester has four straight wins, Rome has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
New Manchester is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 63-43 margin over East Paulding on Friday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Jaguar's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Raiders are ranked 198th).
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Rome and Alexander had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Wolves took a blow against the Cougars on Friday, falling 51-23. The Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-12.
New Manchester's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Rome, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
New Manchester didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Rome in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 54-50 win. Will the Jaguar repeat their success, or do the Wolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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