El Capitan and Williams are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The El Capitan Eagles will face off against the Williams Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, El Capitan humbled Fredonia with a 70-30 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 26 points or more this season.
Jairus Hammon went supernova for El Capitan, as he made all 8 shots he took racking up 22 points and four steals. Hammon is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for seven straight games. Bryant Hammon was another key player, going 5 for 10 on his way to 13 points in addition to five assists and three steals.
El Capitan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.2 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.1.
Meanwhile, Williams waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took down the Spartans 63-44.
Williams has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.6 points per game. As for El Capitan, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
El Capitan strolled past Williams in their previous meeting back in December of 2021 by a score of 65-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Capitan since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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