Platt and Manchester squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Platt had to settle for second. They lost 79-58 to the Manchester Red Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Red Hawks are ranked fifth).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Manchester to victory, but perhaps none more so than Will Oden-Tann, who shot 69% from the field en route to 24 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Oden-Tann a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Another player making a difference was Derrick Sheets, who went 6-for-15 on his way to 22 points.
Platt's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Manchester, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-2.
Platt does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Manchester, they will welcome Trumbull at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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