Mustangs
| 01/24/25 @ James Irwin | 80 |
| 12/19/24 vs Mitchell | 74 |
| 01/22/25 @ Florence | 72 |
| 12/12/24 vs Frontier Academy | 66 |
| 12/17/24 vs Rocky Ford | 57 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manitou Springs). They claimed a resounding 80-50 win over the James Irwin Jaguars. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Jaguars are ranked 326th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Manitou Springs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ashur Lavigne led the charge by putting up 20 points. The game was Lavigne's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Rhodes, who posted 16 points.
Jace Remo and Jonathan Kimble certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Remo went 6 for 11 on his way to 17 points, while Kimble put up seven points and seven rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Manitou Springs and bumps their season record up to 8-4. As for James Irwin, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Manitou Springs will host Rye at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Manitou Springs is facing Rye at the right time seeing as Rye is stuck on a four-game losing streak. James Irwin has already played their next contest (against Lamar), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
