Two dominant guards in Graecy Graf and AJ Mannering are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Strasburg Indians will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Peyton Panthers at 11:45 a.m. on March 7th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Strasburg walked away with it. They breezed by the Broncos on the road to the tune of 75-46 on Saturday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-22.
Meanwhile, Peyton put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 77-38 win over St. Mary's Academy at home. Given Peyton's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while St. Mary's Academy is ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mannering was her usual excellent self, scoring 37 points. That makes it 16 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Peyton's points. Another player making a difference was Abbie Nickell, who scored 17 points.
Strasburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Peyton, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-0.
Strasburg suffered a grim 55-34 defeat to Peyton in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mannering, who scored 31 points along with five assists and five steals. Now that Strasburg knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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