01/31/25 vs Wendover | 73 |
12/21/24 vs Bryce Valley | 71 |
01/11/25 @ Altamont | 64 |
01/09/25 vs Little Snake River | 60 |
01/03/25 vs Tintic | 58 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manila). They breezed by the Wendover Wildcats to the tune of 73-39 on Friday. The score was close at the half, but the Mustangs pulled away in the second half with 44 points.
Manila's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ruthanna Wilson, who went 9 of 16 en route to 19 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Kallie Bair, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 boards.
Wilson wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Manila was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Manila is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Wendover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-16.
Manila didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 52-49 win against Tabiona on the 1st. Wendover has also already played their next contest, a 58-44 loss against Rich on the 1st.
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