Basketball Recap: Biggs Gets the Win

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Previous Games

02/04/25 - Home	70-69 W
01/17/25 - Away	51-58 L
01/30/24 - Away	71-59 W
01/12/24 - Home	69-49 W
02/01/23 - Home	55-38 W
+ 5 more games

Biggs waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 70-69 W against the Hamilton Braves. This was a revenge game for the Wolverines: when they faced off against the Braves back in January, they had to take a 58-51 defeat.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Biggs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Skyler Long, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Long is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down ten or more in the last ten games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brady Smith, who went 9 of 21 on his way to 24 points and six assists.

Biggs was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hamilton only posted nine assists.

Hamilton's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kayden Strong, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Strong has become a key player for Hamilton: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least eight boards, but 7-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Case Porter, who posted 23 points.

Biggs' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. As for Hamilton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season.

Biggs wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 74-61 defeat against Portola on the 6th. As for Hamilton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-29 victory against Williams on the 7th.