The Minto Lakers and the Tri-Valley Warriors will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Tri-Valley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Minto, who comes in off a win.
Minto proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 23) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Walter Northway, sneaking past 55-53.
Tayla Baker
| 03/07/25 vs Walter Northway | 21 |
| 03/07/25 vs Jimmy Huntington | 15 |
| 03/06/25 vs Fort Yukon | 23 |
| 02/15/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 18 |
Tayla Baker and Jena Smith were among the main playmakers for Minto as the former posted 21 points and the latter put up 18 points. Baker's afternoon made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Naomi Fox, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley ended up a good deal behind Fort Yukon on Friday and lost 39-24. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Minto is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. Tri-Valley now has a losing record of 9-10.
Minto strolled past Tri-Valley in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 50-35. Will Minto repeat their success, or does Tri-Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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