The Basic Wolves will square off against the Bonanza Bengals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Basic beat Valley 75-65. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Basic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kenny Williams led the charge by going 10 for 20 on his way to 26 points. Williams is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of JaMari Cottingham, who shot 4-for-5 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.
Basic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bonanza came into Monday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Sunrise Mountain by a score of 59-46 on Monday.
Basic has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Bonanza, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-8.
Everything came up roses for Basic against Bonanza in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured an 82-54 victory. Will Basic repeat their success, or does Bonanza have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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