Bayard won the last time they faced Leyton, and Noah Manka did his part to make sure it happened again. The Bayard Tigers walked away with a 40-33 win over the Leyton Warriors on Thursday thanks in part to Manka, who went 8-for-15 en route to 18 points and five boards. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.
Connor Posey
| 02/27/25 vs Leyton | 5 |
| 01/11/25 @ Gordon-Rushville | 3 |
| 01/06/24 vs Gordon-Rushville | 3 |
| 01/14/25 @ Morrill | 2 |
| 01/03/25 vs Hay Springs | 2 |
Another player making a difference was Connor Posey, who posted seven points along with seven rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.
Leyton lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kaleb Miller, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 24 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Calvin Borgmann, who scored ten points and five rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Bayard and bumps their season record up to 6-16. As for Leyton, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Bayard didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 71-23 defeat against St. Mary's on the 3rd. Leyton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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