The Needles Mustangs and the Incline Highlanders will face off at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Needles knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 31 contests -- so hopefully Incline likes a good challenge.
Needles is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 61-55 victory over West Wendover.
Needles can attribute much of their success to Luke Mills, who went 6-for-14 en route to 24 points, and Darrell Russell, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds. What's more, Russell also posted a 75% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024. Michael Burns was another key player, putting up seven points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Incline had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Lynx by a score of 69-57.
Needles pushed their record up to 31-0 with the win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.8 points. As for Incline, their victory bumped their record up to 22-6.
Needles skirted past Incline 60-58 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Needles have another victory up their sleeve, or will Incline turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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