The Manchester Squires typically have all the answers at home, but on Tuesday the Whitko Wildcats proved too difficult a challenge. They managed a 56-51 win over the Squires. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Whitko.
Whitko's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kyler Krull, who scored 15 points. Krull hasn't dropped below 15 points for 11 straight games. Sam Essegian was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Several Squires players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tallon Torpy, who scored 11 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Martin, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Whitko's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for Manchester, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-3.
Whitko will take on Lakeland Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while Whitko is ranked 129th). As for Manchester, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Mississinewa at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Manchester focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
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