RICHMOND, Ind. – Manchester University and Earlham College met once more on the hardwood on Saturday afternoon. Playing one another for the second time in less than 24 hours, the host Quakers were able to slow the Black & Gold offense en route to a 71-53 victory.
The Spartans topped Earlham 84-81 in Stauffer-Wolfe Arena last night.
A new day meant a clean slate for both squads and Earlham took control of Saturday’s contest early. EC jumped out to an 8-4 lead behind five quick points from Xavier Barbell. Earlham never trailed in Saturday’s contest.
CJ Hampton led Manchester with 17 points and nine boards on Saturday. Both Jackson Jannsen and Cortiz Bucker finished with 16 points. Mitch Mendenhall was the only other Spartan to score on Saturday afternoon.
