Manchester and Macon County squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Manchester had to settle for second. They lost to the Macon County Bulldogs on the road by a 50-31 margin. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 153rd).
Morgan Cochran was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds for Macon County. With that strong performance, Cochran is now averaging an impressive 2.1 blocks per game. Another player making a difference was Aliyah Lake, who went 5-for-9 on her way to 11 points and six boards.
Manchester is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-12. As for Macon County, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3.
Manchester does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Macon County, they will square off against Bryan County on Friday. That match will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Cochran and Jasmine Mikell.
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