Basketball Recap: Matanzas Beats Mandarin for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Matanzas waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They strolled past the Mandarin Mustangs with points to spare, taking the game 67-49. For the Pirates, this counts as revenge for the 70-67 victory the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2023.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Matanzas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nathaniel Perry, who shot 4-for-4 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. Those nine boards gave Perry a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alexander Davis, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 24 rebounds.

Matanzas was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive contests.

Matanzas pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Mandarin, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-6.

Matanzas and Mandarin are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Matanzas will head out on the road to square off against Bartram Trail at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Matanzas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season. Mandarin has already played their next game (against Fletcher), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.