After flying high against North Sanpete last Tuesday, Manti came back down to earth. The Manti Templars fell 51-42 to the Juab Wasps on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Templars of the 52-38 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.
Despite the loss, Manti still got an impressive performance from June Olsen, who went 7 of 16 en route to 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. That was a full 45.2% of Manti's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andelyn Dewey, who put up six points.
Ashlyn Wright had a dynamite game for Juab, going 6 of 13 on her way to 18 points and five assists. Those 18 points gave Wright a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gracelyn Harmon, who had seven points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Manti's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Juab, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Manti will welcome Delta at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Manti is facing Delta at the right time seeing as Delta is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Juab, they will head out to square off against Emery at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Emery has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 180 points over their last three matches.
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