Little Snake River is 1-9 against Manila since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Little Snake River Rattlers will challenge the Manila Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Little Snake River will be strutting in after a win while Manila will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Little Snake River was able to grind out a solid victory over Meeker, taking the game 51-39. Given the Rattlers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 22nd in Wyoming, while the Cowboys are ranked 290th in Colorado), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/04/25 @ Meeker | 5 |
| 12/21/24 vs Meeteetse | 4 |
| 12/14/24 vs Big Piney | 4 |
| 12/20/24 vs Dubois | 2 |
Little Snake River found their leader in sophomore Tymber Cozzens, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 14 points along with six boards and five assists. Those five assists set a new season-high mark for Cozzens. The team also got some help courtesy of Jandro Kunsman, who posted eight points and eight rebounds.
Little Snake River was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Manila was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a hard 48-33 fall against Wendover. The contest marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Little Snake River is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Manila, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Little Snake River came up short against Manila when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 70-63. Thankfully for Little Snake River, Riley Browning (who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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