Manitou Springs won the last time they faced Ellicott and things went their way on Friday too. The Manitou Springs Mustangs came out on top against the Ellicott Thunderhawks by a score of 58-48. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th in Colorado, while the Thunderhawks are ranked 310th in Colorado), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cohen Barrett
| 02/21/25 vs Ellicott | 15 |
| 02/19/25 vs Buena Vista | 15 |
| 02/15/25 vs Lamar | 16 |
Manitou Springs' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cohen Barrett, who posted 15 points and five assists. Barrett's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Rhodes, who scored 16 points.
Manitou Springs is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points over those games. Ellicott is on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
Manitou Springs wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 47-39 victory against The Vanguard School on the 24th. As for Ellicott, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 83-23 defeat against Banning Lewis Academy on the 25th.
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