The Chaparral Bobcats fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Manor New Tech on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 87-78 hit to the loss column at the hands of the. Despite running the score up even higher than they did last Monday (62), Chaparral still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Chaparral still got an impressive performance from Demarko Williams, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 10 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Carter, who scored 14 points.
Leading Manor New Tech to victory were Keylan Morgan ll and Ja?den Stiggers. Morgan ll scored 30 points along with 3 steals, while Stiggers scored 29 points along with 5 assists and 5 steals. The matchup was Stiggers' ninth in a row with at least ten points. Isaiah Kinard was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Manor New Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chaparral will challenge Taylor at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Taylor focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Tuesday. As for Manor New Tech, they will head out on the road to face off against Elgin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Elgin is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
