It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Laurence Manning Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wilson Hall Barons, sneaking past 65-62. This was a revenge game for the Swampcats: when they faced off against the Barons last Saturday, they had to take a 75-64 defeat.
Despite the loss, Wilson Hall still got an impressive performance from Shawn Michael Matthews, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Matthews a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Knox Buxton, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Laurence Manning Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Wilson Hall, they moved to 15-8 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Laurence Manning Academy has already played their next game, a 60-45 defeat against Pinewood Prep on the 29th. As for Wilson Hall, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 73-67 victory against Trinity Collegiate on the 31st.
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