Basketball Game Preview: Tandem Friends Badgers vs. Wakefield Country Day Owls

By Team Reports Jan 11, 2025, 8:15am

Basketball Preview: Tandem Friends Badgers vs. Wakefield Country Day Owls

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Tandem Friends has gone 9-1 against Wakefield Country Day recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Tandem Friends Badgers will take on the Wakefield Country Day Owls at 4:30 p.m. Tandem Friends is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season.

On Friday, Tandem Friends was beaten by Stuart Hall 75-33. The Badgers haven't had much luck with the Dragons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Despite the defeat, Tandem Friends got top-tier performance from Sincere Fordham, who posted 20 points. Fordham continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Sean Tyler, who scored seven points.

Meanwhile, Wakefield Country Day earned a 55-48 victory over Mountain View Christian Academy back in December of 2024.

Wakefield Country Day's win came from a few key players Tandem Friends will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alfredo Martinez, who went 9 of 19 on his way to 22 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. His evening made it 19 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden O'Bryant, who put up six points along with 11 boards and three steals.

Wakefield Country Day smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Wakefield Country Day's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Tandem Friends, they now have a losing record at 3-4.

Everything came up roses for Tandem Friends against Wakefield Country Day when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 59-32 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tandem Friends since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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