Basketball Recap: Akron Drops Highest Score of Season Against Fleming

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Akron). They put the hurt on the Fleming Wildcats with a sharp 67-44 win on Tuesday. The Rams have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wildcats, too.

Akron's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Poss, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Poss has become a key player for Akron: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least ten rebounds, but 2-5 otherwise. Tucker Stahn also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Rams

Offensive Rebounds

01/11/24 vs Briggsdale	19
01/21/25 @ Fleming	17
01/30/24 vs Fleming	17
01/11/25 @ Stratton	15
12/08/23 vs Stratton	15

Akron smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Fleming's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Travis Johnson, who posted eight points in addition to 13 boards and five blocks, and Derek Houser, who put up ten points. Those ten points gave Houser a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Sonnenberg, who scored eight points.

Akron is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Fleming, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Akron didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 56-49 win against Holyoke on the 24th. Fleming has also already played their next contest, a 68-36 loss against Peetz on the 24th.