Basketball Recap: Delta Comes Up Short

Delta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. The match between them and the Manti Templars didn't end well, with the Delta Rabbits falling 52-35. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rabbits this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 53-31 back in January.

June Olsen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Manti, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Olsen has scored at least a third of Manti's points. Jessica Larsen was another key player, going 5 for 9 on her way to 14 points.

Delta's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Manti, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-10.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Delta will square off against Summit Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Manti, they will take on Juab at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th.