Basketball Recap: Mitchell Mustangs vs. Seven Rivers Christian Warriors
After losing to Seven Rivers Christian the last time they met, Mitchell decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Everything went the Mitchell Mustangs' way against the Seven Rivers Christian Warriors on Friday as the Mitchell Mustangs made off with a 76-56 win. The Mustangs pushed the score to 62-36 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Mitchell had a senior duo take command as Carys Thuma almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds and Priya Jacob dropped a double-double on 16 points and 18 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Thuma a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Another player making a difference was Sydney Reinhart, who posted seven points along with three steals.
Mitchell was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seven Rivers Christian only posted nine.
Despite the loss, Seven Rivers Christian had strong showings from De Beer Annalise, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Zoey Houle, who scored 26 points along with five assists and four steals. That was a full 41.1% of Seven Rivers Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Mitchell pushed their record up to 1-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26 points. As for Seven Rivers Christian, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Mitchell has already played their next contest (against Seven Rivers Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Seven Rivers Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-32 defeat against Wildwood on the 3rd.
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