Manti was the 73-68 winner over Delta when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Manti Templars fell 68-60 to the Delta Rabbits on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Templars have lost by exactly eight points.
Dax Anderson
| 02/07/25 vs Delta | 25 |
| 02/05/25 @ Juab | 22 |
| 01/31/25 vs North Sanpete | 26 |
| 01/29/25 @ Carbon | 19 |
| 01/24/25 vs Emery | 16 |
Manti's loss came despite strong showings from Dax Anderson and Carter Mason. Anderson went 8-for-17 en route to 25 points and three steals, while Mason almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine assists. The contest was Anderson's fifth in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Coby Rasmussen, who posted six points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Manti was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Delta only racked up eight assists.
Delta got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brody Cleaver out in front who went 5-for-6 on his way to 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Cleaver a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Bronco Bundy, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 17 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Manti and nudges their season record down to 7-14. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 35.6% in those games and 28.7% outside of them. As for Delta, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Manti will venture away from home to take on South Summit at 1:00 p.m. on February 15th. Manti knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully South Summit likes a good challenge. As for Delta, they will head out on the road to challenge Judge Memorial Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on February 15th. Judge Memorial Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.2 points per game this season.
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