Basketball Recap: Making Waves Academy Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Marlins

Previous 5 Games

12/19/24 vs Mare Island Tech Academy	48-45
12/18/24 vs Leadership Public Schools Richmond	73-23
12/11/24 vs Jewish Community	65-55
12/07/24 vs Pacific Bay Christian	61-26
12/06/24 vs Chartwell	69-7

Making Waves Academy entered their tilt with Mare Island Tech Academy on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Mare Island Tech Academy Griffins out 48-45. The 48-point effort marked the Marlins' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Making Waves Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ollie Obinyan led the charge by dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Making Waves Academy is undefeated when Obinyan posts eight or more rebounds, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Leroy Moon, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.

Making Waves Academy pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Mare Island Tech Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.

Making Waves Academy will take on Castlemont in a tournament on Monday. Making Waves Academy is facing Castlemont at the right time seeing as Castlemont is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Mare Island Tech Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Oakland Charter at 6:00 p.m. on January 10, 2025.