Basketball Recap: Watersprings Extends Winning Streak to Six

Watersprings

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 @ American Heritage	47
12/03/24 vs North Gem	35
01/09/25 @ Taylor's Crossing	33
12/14/24 @ Challis	32
01/04/25 vs Hansen	32

Watersprings came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Rockland Bulldogs as they made off with a 69-47 win. Watersprings has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Watersprings' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Titus Driver led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and 17 boards. The dominant performance also gave Driver a new career-high in assists (four). Korban Nelson was another key player, going 5 of 11 en route to 18 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists.

Watersprings smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in six consecutive contests.

Watersprings pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Rockland, their loss ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Watersprings will square off against Mackay at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Watersprings' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games. Rockland has already played their next match (against Sho-Ban), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.