Animo Watts and Burton are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Animo Watts Warriors will host the Burton Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Animo Watts' favor as the team sits on 13 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Burton has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Animo Watts is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Animo Pat Brown: they outscored them in every quarter. Animo Watts put the hurt on Animo Pat Brown with a sharp 62-40 victory on Thursday. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.
| 01/23/25 @ Animo Pat Brown | 12 |
| 01/22/25 @ New Designs Watts | 10 |
| 01/16/25 @ Animo Venice | 8 |
| 01/07/25 vs Animo Pat Brown | 13 |
| 12/13/24 @ Maywood Academy | 13 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Animo Watts to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaydin Smith, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. Smith has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 20 times he's played. Johntae Forshay was another key player, putting up 12 points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals.
Meanwhile, Burton scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They had to suffer through a 76-26 loss at the hands of Animo Venice.
Burton's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Animo Watts, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Everything went Animo Watts' way against Burton in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as Animo Watts made off with a 53-30 victory. Does Animo Watts have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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