The Southington Blue Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Manchester Red Hawks at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Southington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Bloomfield, who was ranked tenth at the time (Southington was ranked 22nd). Southington fell to Bloomfield 60-54.
Meanwhile, Manchester was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 68-64 to Windsor.
Southington will need to focus on slowing down Will Oden-Tann, one of several Manchester players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5-for-11 to rack up 18 points and three steals. Oden-Tann is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last nine games he's played. Derrick Sheets was another key player, going 6-for-14 on his way to 16 points.
Southington's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 20-2.
Southington was dealt a bruising 87-57 defeat at the hands of Manchester in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Can Southington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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