The Needles Mustangs will face off against the White Pine Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Needles is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Awaken Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Needles blew Awaken Christian out of the water with a 78-9 final score. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Gianna Collier continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 11 of 16 en route to 27 points and five steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Needles' points. Isabella Harvey was another key player, putting up eight points along with ten boards and five assists.
Needles smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, White Pine waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Centurions 45-9.
Needles pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.3 points per game. As for White Pine, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Everything went Needles' way against White Pine when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Needles made off with a 58-34 victory. Will Needles repeat their success, or does White Pine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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