Two dominant guards in Kaylana Little and Naomi Parker are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mitchell Mustangs will take on the Steinbrenner Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mitchell heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Saturday. They fell just short of Sunlake by a score of 63-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (59), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Steinbrenner came up short against Sickles on Saturday and fell 60-51.
Mitchell will have to keep a close watch on Avery Adams and Parker, a pair of players who had a big impact on Steinbrenner's prior game. Adams posted 14 points and six steals, while Parker scored 14 points and six boards. What's more, Adams also racked up four rebounds, the most she's had since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Sarah Coble, who had five points and 13 boards.
Even though they lost, Steinbrenner smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Steinbrenner's loss dropped their record down to 23-3. As for Mitchell, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-7.
Mitchell came up short against Steinbrenner when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 56-43. Can Mitchell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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