Basketball Recap: Americas Trail Blazers vs. Bowie Bears
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Americas). They claimed a resounding 88-29 victory over the Bowie Bears. The Trail Blazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Americas' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but ETHAN SALINAS led the charge by going 9 for 11 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of JOSH PICHARDO, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points plus four steals.
Americas was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging NaN assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 0.
Americas pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Bowie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Americas will be playing at home against Chapin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Chapin's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches. As for Bowie, they will be taking part in a tournament against Horizon at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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