Basketball Preview: Glendale Nitros vs. Vasquez Mustangs
The Glendale Nitros will challenge the Vasquez Mustangs at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Glendale knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Vasquez likes a good challenge.
Glendale picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They strolled past Rowland with points to spare, taking the game 68-49.
Roman Ramirez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Manalo, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 rebounds.
Glendale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Vasquez had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Knights 91-28. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Vasquez's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Noah Rowley, who went 10 for 18 en route to 23 points plus five rebounds and three steals, and Gavin Battey, who went 7 for 10 en route to 15 points plus six steals and five assists. With that strong performance, Rowley is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Khailian Wiley, who went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points plus two steals.
Vasquez's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Glendale, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's game: Glendale has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 8 threes per game. It's a different story for Vasquez, though, as they've been averaging only 3.7. Given Glendale's sizable advantage in that area, Vasquez will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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