Watersprings will face off against the Mackay Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mackay will be up against a hot Watersprings team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Watersprings breezed past Leadore to the tune of 59-22 on Friday. Given Watersprings' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Leadore is ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mackay, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Sho-Ban 65-29 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Miners in their matchups with the Chiefs: they've now won six in a row.
Watersprings better keep an eye on Kaizer Summers. He was instrumental in Mackay's win, dropping a double-double with 31 points and 14 boards. That's the most points Summers has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Cooper Holt, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 13 rebounds.
Mackay smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in eight consecutive games.
Mackay pushed their record up to 15-6 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points over those games. As for Watersprings, their victory bumped their record up to 18-3.
Watersprings came up short against Mackay when the teams last played back in January, falling 49-45. Can Watersprings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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