Carroll Academy got in a pair of games last week as they traveled to Manchester Academy.
The Lady Rebels fell 56-41 to a talented Manchester team while the Rebels dropped a hard-fought 53-51 decision to the Mavericks.
Carroll will return to action this week as they are scheduled to host Oak Hill on Tuesday and then travel to Hebron on Friday.
Manchester boys 53, Carroll 51
The Rebels trailed for most of the game and came up short in the end as the Mavericks pulled out the two-point win last week.
Manchester started fast as they led 16-9 at the end of first period. But Carroll fought back in the second period as they outscored the Mavericks 10-7 to cut the lead to 23-19 at the half. In a back-and-fourth third period, Manchester took the third period 18-17 and led 41-36 going into the fourth. The Rebels cut the lead to one late in the fourth and had a shot but couldn’t get it to fall as the Mavericks held on for the win.
“We started out slow and fought our way back and took the lead but couldn’t hand on,” Carroll coach Tommy Acy said. “It was an exciting game. It went back and forth. We had a good look at the basket that would have put us ahead and the shot just didn’t fall. Then we had to foul to put them up by two.”
Carroll had a balanced scoring attack in the contest as Mathis Beck led the Rebels with 13 points while Noah Beck had 11 points. Hunter Grantham scored 10 points and Bryce Collier added nine points.
Manchester girls 56, Carroll 41
The Lady Mavericks used a steady supply of offense as they built a first-half lead and held on for a 15-point win over the Lady Rebels.
Manchester led 15-9 at the end of the first period and then outscored Carroll 15-10 in the second to lead 30-19 at the half. Manchester took the third period 15-11 as they led 45-30 going into the fourth where each team scored 11 points.
Bella Carter led Carroll with 17 points while Dru Chamblee had 13 points.
