After losing to the Intrinsic Mustangs the last time they met, the Uplift Titans decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Uplift came out on top in a nail-biter against Intrinsic on Tuesday and snuck past 48-45.
Despite the loss, Intrinsic had strong showings from America Escalera, who scored 19 points, and Aniyah Wiggins, who scored 16 points. Escalera scored a full 42.2% of Intrinsic's points, the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Dezanique Riley, who scored six points.
Uplift's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-6. As for Intrinsic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-2.
Uplift will be playing at home against Legal Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Intrinsic, they will head out on the road to face off against Alcott at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alcott is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
