A feisty cat fight will be fought when the White Pine Bobcats face off against the Milford Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... White Pine has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Milford will come in with nine straight victories.
On Saturday, White Pine ended up a good deal behind Lincoln County and lost 63-45. The Bobcats were down 54-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Milford narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Maeser Prep Academy 51-49. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Lions are ranked 127th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
White Pine better keep an eye on Sadler Barnes. He was instrumental in Milford's win, putting up 21 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. Barnes' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Barnes, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 13 points and three steals.
Milford smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive games.
Milford's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for White Pine, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
White Pine took a serious blow against Milford in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 64-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barnes, who went 12 of 18 on his way to 27 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. Now that White Pine knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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