The Seligman Antelopes will take on the Needles Mustangs in a tournament on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Needles is hoping to do what Mogollon couldn't last Monday: put an end to Seligman's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Seligman was the clear victor by a 73-47 margin over Mogollon. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Antelopes had established a 20 point advantage.
Carmelo Manakaja was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double on 40 points and 13 rebounds. The matchup was his 23rd in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Montae Walker, who scored 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals.
Meanwhile, Needles put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game with ease, bagging an 85-30 victory over Fredonia.
Needles relied on the efforts of Darrell Russell, who went 9 for 16 en route to 19 points plus six steals, and Luca Walema, who went 8 for 12 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Russell has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Michael Burns was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Needles was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Needles' win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Seligman, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Seligman has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Needles struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.3. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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