The Manitou Springs Mustangs will head out to take on the Woodland Park Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Manitou Springs will head out to face Woodland Park after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. Manitou Springs was beaten by Colorado Springs Christian 57-17. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Lions are ranked 58th).
Madison Anderson was Manitou Springs' leading scorer, having posted five points. Brooklynn Sheffield held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Woodland Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 54-10 defeat at the hands of Lamar. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-6.
Manitou Springs' loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Woodland Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Manitou Springs won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in February of 2024, slipping by Woodland Park 38-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manitou Springs since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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