Stanton hasn't had much luck against Twin River recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Stanton Mustangs will be playing at home against the Twin River Titans. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Stanton is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 51-21 loss at the hands of Pender. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Logan Tiedtke was Stanton's leading scorer, having posted nine points. Barrett Wilke held things down on the boards with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Twin River came up short against Fullerton on Friday and fell 63-52. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Stanton will need focus on slowing down Paydon Rinkol, one of several Twin River players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Corbin Rodriguez, who posted 12 points and seven assists.
Stanton's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Twin River, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Stanton has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Twin River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Stanton took a serious blow against Twin River when the teams last played back in January, falling 54-26. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Stanton was down 39-6.
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