The Southwood Knights will take on the Manchester Squires in a tournament on Friday. Southwood is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Southwood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 46-42 to Manchester.
Manchester found their leader in sophomore Emma Walker, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Walker has scored at least a third of Manchester's points. Another player making a difference was Ava Sautter, who posted eight points.
Southwood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Manchester, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southwood has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.4 boards per game. However, it's not like Manchester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.5 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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