Tintic falls short of Manila in the playoffs

By Team Reports Feb 29, 2024, 4:13pm

Recap: Tintic Miners vs. Manila Mustangs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Tintic Miners can now relate to. They took a 50-35 bruising from the Mustangs on Wednesday. Tintic's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it six in a row.

Tintic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Haygen Jameson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cole Ward, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and two steals.

Tintic's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Manila, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.

Tintic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Manila, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 51-18 loss vs. Panguitch on the 29th.

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