Two dominant guards in Makenna Miller and Zaili Benish are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Anselmo-Merna Coyotes will face off against the Leyton Warriors on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Anselmo-Merna is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Central Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Anselmo-Merna's way against Central Valley on Thursday as Anselmo-Merna made off with a 52-29 win. With the Coyotes ahead 25-5 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Makenna Miller
| 02/20/25 vs Central Valley | 10 |
| 02/18/25 vs Elba | 7 |
| 02/14/25 @ Ansley/Litchfield | 5 |
| 02/11/25 @ South Loup | 8 |
| 02/06/25 vs Twin Loup | 3 |
| + 25 more games |
Miller continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a triple-double with 11 points, nine rebounds, and ten steals. That's the most steals she has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Shayleigh Coleman, who scored eight points and eight boards.
Anselmo-Merna was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Valley only seven assists.
Meanwhile, Leyton entered their tilt with Garden County on Friday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 63-22.
Leyton pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.6 points over those games. As for Anselmo-Merna, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
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