Manila has gone 8-2 against Tintic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Manila Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Tintic Miners at 3:00 p.m. Manila is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Manila will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 20-point drubbing they dealt Altamont on Saturday. Manila put the hurt on Altamont with a sharp 64-44 win. With the Mustangs ahead 34-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
| 01/11/25 @ Altamont | 6 |
| 11/17/23 vs Valley | 4 |
| 12/14/24 vs Farson-Eden | 3 |
| 12/12/24 @ Lyman | 3 |
| 12/06/24 vs Duchesne | 3 |
Sadie Davis had an outrageously good game as she posted 22 points along with six rebounds and six blocks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruthanna Wilson, who put up seven points in addition to 11 boards and six steals.
Manila smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Tintic played a tough match on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Tabiona 65-23. The Miners have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Manila will have to contain Jordan Conder as she made an impact in Tintic's last game. She went 5 of 7 on her way to 10 points and five rebounds. Conder is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games.
Manila is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Tintic, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Manila has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 37.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Tintic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.5 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything went Manila's way against Tintic when the teams last played last Friday, as Manila made off with a 58-32 victory. In that contest, Manila amassed a halftime lead of 38-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
