Preview: Wise Pumas vs. DuVal Tigers
Wise is on a six-game streak of home wins, while DuVal is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wise Pumas will take on the DuVal Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Wise's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 20 matchups.
Wise put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Parkdale 77-50 at home. 77 seems to be a good number for Wise as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Wise's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cayden Hargrove, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Obase, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but DuVal had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 72-54 win over the Jaguars.
Daniel Nwaete continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Moussa Sano was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with eight rebounds.
Wise's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for DuVal, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Wise hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 71.7 points per game. However, it's not like DuVal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 66.7 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Wise strolled past DuVal in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 66-47. Does Wise have another victory up their sleeve, or will DuVal turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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