The East Hartford Hornets's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fourth straight loss. They lost to Manchester on the road by a decisive 78-61 margin. While losing is never fun, East Hartford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while Manchester is ranked 11th).
Leading Manchester to victory were Chance Clark and Derrick Sheets. Clark scored 17 points along with five assists, while Sheets scored 25 points. Sheets has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last three times he's played. Malachi Ellis was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
East Hartford has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. As for Manchester, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-2.
East Hartford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Manchester also has no future games currently scheduled.
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