There's no place like home for Manti, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They pulled ahead with a 51-50 photo finish over the Juab Wasps on Friday. For the Templars, this counts as revenge for the 74-66 win the Wasps walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February.
Carter Mason
| 12/12/25 vs Juab | 3 |
| 12/10/25 @ Canyon View | 5 |
| 12/05/25 vs Delta | 3 |
| 12/03/25 @ Bonneville | 2 |
| 12/01/25 @ Grantsville | 2 |
| + 19 more games |
Leading Manti to victory were Carter Mason and Stone Mortensen. Mason almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards, while Mortensen almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds. Mason has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 24 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Will Barton, who posted 11 points.
Manti has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points over those games. As for Juab, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Manti and North Sevier will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Juab will take on Carbon in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Wasps will be up against the Dinos' rather soft defense (which has allowed 62.38 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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