Basketball Recap: Far Northeast W Warriors vs. Denver East Angels
This season hasn't been kind to the Far Northeast W Warriors, who are still winless after their 19th matchup. They took a serious blow against Denver East on Saturday, falling 84-18. Far Northeast W has struggled against the Angels recently, as their game on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Far Northeast W struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Denver East was led to victory by James Murray and Maurice Fulcher. Murray scored 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Fulcher almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine assists. Fulcher hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ehud Tesfoye, who scored ten points along with five assists and two steals.
Far Northeast W's defeat was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Denver East, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Far Northeast W will be playing at home against the Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hinkley is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak. As for Denver East, they will head out on the road to challenge the Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
