Basketball Recap: Maklee Carter's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Altamont over Manila

By Team Reports Jan 13, 2025, 12:46pm

Basketball Recap: Altamont Longhorns vs. Manila Mustangs

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Altamont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 64-44 to the Manila Mustangs. The Longhorns were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-14.

Altamont lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Maklee Carter, who posted seven points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Hazlie Bagley, who put up nine points.

Longhorns

Previous 6 Games

01/11/25 vs Manila44-64
01/07/25 vs Tabiona22-46
01/04/25 @ Piute37-39
01/03/25 @ Wayne23-62
12/27/24 vs Panguitch24-58
12/18/24 @ Union8-45

Even though they lost, Altamont smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in five consecutive matches.

Sadie Davis had a dynamite game for Manila, putting up 22 points in addition to six boards and six blocks. The dominant performance gave Davis a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Ruthanna Wilson, who had seven points in addition to 11 boards and six steals.

Altamont's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Manila, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.

Altamont will host Rich at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Manila, they will head out to square off against Tintic at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Manila will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

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