The Kim/Branson Mustangs and the Swink Lions will compete for holiday cheer at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kim/Branson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59 points per game this season.
Kim/Branson will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 20) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Felt 54-52.
| 12/19/24 @ Felt | 19 |
| 02/10/24 vs South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] | 18 |
| 12/13/24 vs Cheraw | 12 |
| 01/20/24 vs Wiley | 16 |
| 02/06/24 vs Primero | 15 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kim/Branson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trotter Watkins, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points. That's the most points Watkins has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolter Cranson, who posted eight points in addition to nine rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Swink faced off against La Junta on Saturday. Swink lost 62-39 to La Junta. The match marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Kim/Branson's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Swink, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Kim/Branson came up short against Swink in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 56-45. Thankfully for Kim/Branson, Hunter Bauserman (who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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