After flying high against Richmond City School of the Arts last Saturday, Manchester came back down to earth. The Manchester Lancers fell 83-75 to the Monacan Chiefs on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Chiefs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 59-55 back in January.
Monacan's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Promyse Dent, who went 8 of 15 en route to 26 points in addition to six boards and five assists. The dominant performance gave Dent a new career-high in points. Tai Bowler was another key player, dropping a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Manchester's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Monacan, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-4.
Coming up, Manchester will welcome Cosby at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Monacan, they will venture away from home to take on Huguenot at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Monacan knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Huguenot likes a good challenge.
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