Basketball Preview: Antelope Titans vs. Woodcreek Timberwolves
The Antelope Titans will take on the Woodcreek Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Antelope took their matchup with ease, bagging a 103-56 win over Union Mine. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
Antelope's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andre Brooks, who went 7 for 9 en route to 17 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Aj Cook, who went 6 for 11 en route to 19 points plus two steals.
Antelope was working as a unit and finished the game with 31 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Woodcreek's strategy against Granite Bay on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Woodcreek blew Granite Bay out of the water with an 81-49 final score. The Timberwolves pushed the score to 65-36 by the end of the third, a deficit the Grizzlies had little chance of recovering from.
Woodcreek's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Max VanLaningham, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 15 rebounds, and Michael Kirby, Jr., who went 11 for 14 en route to 25 points plus four steals. VanLaningham is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. Tristian Lattimore was another key player, posting six points in addition to two blocks.
Woodcreek's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Antelope, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Antelope couldn't quite finish off Woodcreek in their previous matchup back in January and fell 62-59. Can Antelope avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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