The Collegiate Spartans waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-53 victory over Mulvane. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Collegiate also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
Mulvane's loss came despite strong showings from Aiden Mckee and Manny Myers. Mckee scored 20 points along with five rebounds, while Myers scored 14 points. That was a full 37.7% of Mulvane's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Canon Lazier, who scored five points.
Collegiate has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. As for Mulvane, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Collegiate will face off against the Bullpups at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in McPherson's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Mulvane, they will head out on the road to face off against the Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buhler is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home.
