The Richfield Wildcats will take on the Manti Templars at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Richfield has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 315 points over their last five matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Richfield had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 65-44 margin over the Dinos. Richfield has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Griffin Wayman and Miles Barnett were among the main playmakers for Richfield as the former scored 18 points and the latter scored 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wayman has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Hudson Spell, who scored six points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, even though North Sanpete scored an imposing 62 points on Saturday, Manti still came out on top. Manti took down North Sanpete 77-62.
Richfield is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Manti, their victory bumped their record up to 18-7.
Richfield didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Manti in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richfield 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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