Manti and North Sevier are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Manti Templars will venture away from home to challenge the North Sevier Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Manti is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.5 points per game this season.
Manti will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Carbon, who they had gone 0-8 against in their eight prior meetings. Manti enjoyed a cozy 51-32 win over Carbon on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Templars as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
June Olsen
| 12/19/24 @ Carbon | 5 |
| 11/23/24 @ Parowan | 4 |
| 12/05/24 vs Millard | 4 |
| 01/12/24 vs Maple Mountain | 4 |
| 12/19/23 vs Canyon View | 3 |
Manti can attribute much of their success to June Olsen, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 boards, and Cadee Alder, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 11 points in addition to six assists and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Olsen a new career-high in assists (five).
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Manti was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Sevier played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Enterprise 60-24. North Sevier was down 50-19 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Manti's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-6. As for North Sevier, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Manti took their victory against North Sevier when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 57-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manti since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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