On Monday, Glastonbury faced Manchester in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The match between the Glastonbury Guardians and the Manchester Red Hawks didn't end well, with the Glastonbury Guardians falling 79-65. The Guardians haven't had much luck with the Red Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Glastonbury still got an impressive performance from David Smith, who went 9 of 22 en route to 28 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks. That was a full 43.1% of Glastonbury's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Danny Wallace was another key player, putting up eight points and six boards.
Manchester got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chance Clark out in front who went 9 for 15 on his way to 23 points and eight assists. Clark is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Major, who went 6 of 8 en route to 19 points and three steals.
Glastonbury's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 14-3. As for Manchester, their victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Glastonbury will face off against Windsor at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Windsor knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 contests -- so hopefully Glastonbury likes a good challenge. As for Manchester, they are taking a road trip to face off against South Windsor at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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