Even though the Kingstree Blazers scored an imposing 62 points on Tuesday, the Manning Monarchs still came out on top. Manning took down Kingstree 79-62. With that win, Manning brought their scoring average up to 53 points per game.
Jeffrey Ceasar had a dynamite game for Manning, scoring 33 points along with 5 assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Ceasar has scored at least 25% of Manning's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tavion Carter, who scored 8 points along with 11 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Several Blazers players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Antonio KIngcade, who scored 19 points along with 6 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Adarius Hilton, who scored 14 points along with 5 rebounds.
Manning now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Kingstree, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Manning will be playing in front of their home fans against Scott's Branch at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Kingstree, they will head out on the road to face off against Hemingway at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Allowing an average of 67.5 points per game, Hemingway has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this match.
