Monarchs
| 01/29/25 vs Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 49-70 |
| 01/28/25 vs Kingstree | 52-38 |
| 01/25/25 vs East Clarendon | 90-57 |
| 01/17/25 @ Lake City | 47-40 |
| 01/14/25 @ Marion | 46-56 |
After a string of three wins, Manning's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They came up short against the Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada, falling 70-49. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Armada are ranked 17th).
Despite the defeat, Manning saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lovell Stevenson went 7 for 14 on his way to 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Taivon Carter, who posted six points and five boards.
Jamie Brooks was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds for Atlantic Collegiate Academy. Brooks' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jaylen Bellamy was another key player, going 6 of 11 en route to 13 points.
Manning's loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Atlantic Collegiate Academy, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
Manning wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 60-54 win against Mullins on the 31st. As for Atlantic Collegiate Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-51 victory against Lake City on the 31st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
