The Anselmo-Merna Coyotes and the Mullen Broncos will compete for holiday cheer on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Anselmo-Merna is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 64-52 victory over Overton on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Coyotes.
| 12/17/24 vs Overton | 12 |
| 12/13/24 @ Ainsworth | 7 |
| 12/10/24 @ Arcadia/Loup City | 6 |
| 12/06/24 vs Sandhills Valley | 10 |
| 12/05/24 vs Paxton | 7 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Anselmo-Merna to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dane Duryea, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, Duryea is now averaging an impressive 8.4 boards per game. Kayden Record was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds.
Anselmo-Merna was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mullen, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They snuck past Hyannis with a 47-43 win on Thursday.
Anselmo-Merna's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Mullen, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Anselmo-Merna beat Mullen 47-37 when the teams last played back in February. Does Anselmo-Merna have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mullen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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