N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Logan Wolfrum connected on nine-of-10 shooting in the second half and finished with a game-high 29 points but it was not enough to keep up with Manchester on Wednesday, as the Jackets fell, 81-67, to the Spartans.

Poor shooting plagued the Defiance attack all night, as a two-for-14 start resulted in a 17-6 deficit to open the game. The gap swelled to 14 points, before a trey from Travis Schomaeker sparked an 8-0 rally that brought DC back to within 22-17.

The Jackets battled to within 29-25 with 3:46 left in the opening half and had a three-point shot in the air with a chance to cut the lead to a single point. The triple was off target however, and Manchester ended the half on a 9-0 spurt to lead 38-25 at the break.

DC would not threaten in the second half, as Manchester pushed the lead to as many as 23 on the way to the 81-67 final. The Jackets ended the game shooting 39.7 percent from the field and connected on only six-of-23 attempts from the floor in the opening half.

Wolfrum scored 23 of his 29 points in the final 20 minutes of action, while Schomaeker and Kyle Tietje each added eight.

Defiance (5-9, 1-6 HCAC) will be back in action on Saturday, with a 4:00 pm tip at Mount St. Joseph (6-8, 2-5 HCAC). The game will be webcast live by the Yellow Jacket Sports Network at www.defianceathletics.com/video.

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