Basketball Recap: Leadore Falls Despite Big Games from Dane Piippo and Porter Mayo

Leadore lost against Mackay back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Leadore Mustangs took a hard 58-39 fall against the Mackay Miners. The Mustangs were down 39-17 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Porter Mayo and Dane Piippo certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Mayo posted 20 points and five steals, while Piippo had 14 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Mayo a new career-high in steals.

Mackay's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jesse Barger, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaizer Summers, who put up 13 points along with eight boards and four steals.

Leadore now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Mackay, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

Leadore didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 58-46 loss against Sho-Ban on the 7th. As for Mackay, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 49-38 victory against Grace Lutheran on the 9th.