Basketball Recap: Minto Now 4-1 over Last Five Games

Tayla Baker

Points (Career)

02/14/25 vs Jimmy Huntington	36
02/06/25 @ Cook Inlet Academy	26
02/07/25 @ Tri-Valley	21
01/16/25 @ Birchwood Christian	20
01/18/25 @ Cook Inlet Academy	18

Minto won the last time they faced Jimmy Huntington, and Tayla Baker did her part to make sure it happened again. The Minto Lakers took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 70-18 victory over the Jimmy Huntington Hustlers thanks to Baker, who posted 36 points. Those 36 points gave her a new career-high.

Minto is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points over those games. As for Jimmy Huntington, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Minto didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-44 loss against Walter Northway on the 15th. As for Jimmy Huntington, they will challenge Nunamiut on Thursday.