The Futures Knights will head out to take on the Liberty Ranch Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Futures focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 23 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Futures came up short against Head-Royce and fell 57-46. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Futures might have lost, but man, Daniel Kozlov was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, Kozlov is now averaging an impressive 16.7 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Collins, who posted eight points in addition to five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Futures smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Liberty Ranch made easy work of Orestimba on Saturday and carried off a 64-41 win. The Hawks pushed the score to 50-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Derek Nelson was a one-man wrecking crew for Liberty Ranch as he went 7 for 15 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Lopez, who had seven points along with five rebounds.
Futures' defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Liberty Ranch, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Futures has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 41 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Liberty Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.3. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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