North Sanpete managed to keep up with Manti until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The North Sanpete Hawks came up short against the Manti Templars, falling 49-28. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Templars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
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Madison Johansen and Malia Schlappi certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Johansen posted nine points along with five boards and three steals, while Schlappi put up 11 points. Johansen is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played.
June Olsen was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds for Manti. Manti is 4-1 when Olsen posts eight or more boards, but 2-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadee Alder, who had 11 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
North Sanpete's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Manti, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7.
North Sanpete didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-45 loss against Emery on the 9th. As for Manti, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 51-42 defeat against Juab on the 9th.
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