Basketball Game Preview: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs vs. Anselmo-Merna Coyotes

By Team Reports Jan 19, 2025, 12:01am

Basketball Preview: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs vs. Anselmo-Merna Coyotes

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The Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs will take on the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Pleasanton on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller took a blow against Pleasanton, falling 61-33. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-20.

Despite the loss, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller had strong showings from Allie Rohde, who posted nine points and four steals, and Jaycelyn Hoos, who scored 12 points and eight rebounds. That was a full 36.4% of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Anselmo-Merna, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They took down Central Valley 52-37 on Friday. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Cougars are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller better focus on containing Rhianen Myers and Kayley Klein as the pair were huge in Anselmo-Merna's win. Myers went 6 for 14 on her way to 15 points along with eight boards and six assists, while Klein dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. That's the most points Myers has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Lily Thornton, who had ten points.

Anselmo-Merna pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller took their win against Anselmo-Merna in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 62-42. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Anselmo-Merna's Makenna Miller, who earned 15 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sumner-Eddyville-Miller still be able to contain Miller? There's only one way to find out.

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