Basketball Recap: Angola Skates Past Eastside with Ease

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Previous Games

02/21/25 - Away	63-20 W
02/16/24 - Home	62-41 W
02/17/23 - Away	44-41 W
02/18/22 - Home	51-55 L
02/19/21 - Away	50-44 W
+ 5 more games

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Angola on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Eastside Blazers out of the water with a 63-20 final score. That looming 63-20 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hornets yet this season.

Angola can attribute much of their success to Tyler Ruple, who shot 83% from the field on his way to 10 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Ruple a new career-high in field goal percentage. Tommy Caswell was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.

Angola smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.

Angola has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points over those games. Eastside's defeat was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-21.

Angola didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-43 win against West Noble on the 22nd. Eastside has also already played their next match (against Hamilton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.