The Bowen Boilermakers will head out on the road to challenge the EPIC Academy The Legends at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Wednesday, Bowen didn't have too much breathing room in their game against DuSable, but they still walked away with a 24-20 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Boilermakers.
Bowen got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kimora Myles out in front who went 5 for 11 en route to 18 points plus four steals. Myles is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Gore, who earned six points along with 11 rebounds and five blocks.
Bowen smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, EPIC Academy slipped by Richards 19-18 on Wednesday.
EPIC Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mariah Clark, who had 11 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Clark has scored at least a third of EPIC Academy's points.
The victory got EPIC Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Bowen, their record is now 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Bowen against EPIC Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 37-7 win. In that contest, Bowen amassed a halftime lead of 24-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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