Two dominant guards in Alaijah Young and Amare Oba are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sports Leadership & Management Bulls will be taking part in a tournament against the Basic Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Sports Leadership & Management will be strutting in after a victory while Basic will be coming in after a defeat.
Sports Leadership & Management's tournament run continued when they took on Eldorado on Saturday. Sports Leadership & Management walked away with a 58-47 win over Eldorado. That looming 58-47 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulls yet this season.
Meanwhile, Basic came up short against Arbor View on Thursday, falling 72-50. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Aggies are ranked ninth).
Sports Leadership & Management will have to contain Oba as he made an impact in Basic's last game. He dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. The contest was Oba's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of JaMari Cottingham, who posted five points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Basic 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 ten offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches.
The victory got Sports Leadership & Management back to even at 4-4. As for Basic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
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