Rome was the 78-71 winner over New Manchester when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Rome Wolves were dealt an 89-61 defeat at the hands of the New Manchester Jaguar on Tuesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Manchester to victory, but perhaps none more so than Micah Hines, who went 11 of 14 en route to 28 points along with eight boards and five assists. The dominant performance gave Hines a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jah'Siah Payne, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten assists.
Rome has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-6 record this season. As for New Manchester, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rome will head out to square off against South Paulding at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Paulding knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Rome likes a good challenge. As for New Manchester, they will head out on the road to challenge Villa Rica at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Manchester is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.8 points per game this season.
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