The Animo Watts Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the WISH Academy Owls at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Animo Watts is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Burton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Animo Watts blew Burton out of the water with an 85-31 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Warriors had established a 37 point advantage.
Johntae Forshae
| 02/06/25 vs Burton | 18 |
| 02/04/25 vs Animo Venice | 34 |
| 01/30/25 vs WISH Academy | 16 |
Animo Watts' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Johntae Forshae led the charge by dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. Forshae's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Jaden Em was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine steals.
Meanwhile, WISH Academy got the win against New Designs Watts on Tuesday by a conclusive 49-27. The victory continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won four in a row.
WISH Academy's win came from a few key players Animo Watts will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Noah Tureaud, who posted 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawit Kebede, who scored 12 points.
The win made it two in a row for Animo Watts and bumps their season record up to 13-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.5 points over those games. As for WISH Academy, their record now sits at 10-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Animo Watts has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 40.9 boards per game. However, it's not like WISH Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.3 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Animo Watts came up short against WISH Academy in their previous meeting last Thursday, falling 64-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tureaud, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine boards. Now that Animo Watts knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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