The Munday Moguls will challenge the Benjamin Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Munday comes in on 12 and Benjamin on five.
Munday is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Chillicothe: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Munday blew Chillicothe out of the water with an 80-16 final score. The Moguls have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 20 points or more this season.
02/07/25 vs Chillicothe | 4 |
01/16/24 @ Crowell | 3 |
11/30/23 vs Hamlin | 3 |
01/17/25 vs Benjamin | 2 |
12/06/24 vs Holliday | 2 |
Munday can attribute much of their success to Connor Willison, who went 6 of 14 to rack up 14 points and six rebounds, and Mance Phillips, who went 6 for 11 en route to 15 points and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Willison a new career-high in assists (four). Jariyis Williams was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points and three steals.
Munday smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Benjamin didn't have too much trouble with Crowell on Friday as they won 67-48.
Benjamin pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.2 points. As for Munday, their win bumped their record up to 24-5.
Everything went Munday's way against Benjamin when the teams last played back in January, as Munday made off with a 65-40 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Munday 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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