Basketball Game Preview: Manitou Springs Mustangs vs. Woodland Park Panthers

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Previous Games

02/15/24 - Home	52-42 W
02/16/23 - Away	56-57 L
02/23/22 - Home	66-31 W
02/16/22 - Home	66-43 W
03/03/21 - Away	76-45 W
+ 2 more games

Manitou Springs is 6-1 against Woodland Park since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Manitou Springs Mustangs will face off against the Woodland Park Panthers at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Manitou Springs' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches.

Last Wednesday, Manitou Springs didn't have too much trouble with Colorado Springs Christian as they won 60-46.

Manitou Springs got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cohen Barrett out in front who posted 20 points. Another player making a difference was Preston Rhodes, who scored 15 points.

Meanwhile, Woodland Park played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 54-21 defeat at the hands of Lamar. Having soared to a lofty 74 points in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.

Manitou Springs is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points over those games. As for Woodland Park, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.

Manitou Springs was able to grind out a solid victory over Woodland Park in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 52-42. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Woodland Park's Caden Howard, who went 7 of 13 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and eight steals. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Manitou Springs to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.