The North Sanpete Hawks and the Manti Templars squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the North Sanpete Hawks had to settle for second. They took a 77-62 bruising from the Templars. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for North Sanpete in their matchups with Manti: they've now lost five in a row.
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ridge Hendry, who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Hendry is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dimick Huntington, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
North Sanpete struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Reggie Frischknecht was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds for Manti. Frischknecht has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Austin Thomas, who scored 17 points.
North Sanpete has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Manti, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
North Sanpete does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Manti, they will face off against Richfield at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Richfield will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Manti surely won't give up without a fight.
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