The Warren Warriors will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Belmont Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Warren's tournament run continued when they took on Pearl City on Saturday. Warren came out on top against Pearl City by a score of 59-46. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Warren can attribute much of their success to Treyton Pafford, who went 10 for 16 en route to 22 points plus eight rebounds and seven assists, and Bryce VanRaalte, who went 8 for 9 en route to 22 points plus six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Pafford has scored at least a third of Warren's points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Kohl, who had three points plus nine assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Belmont unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 79-70 to Iowa-Grant on Tuesday. The Braves' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row dating back to last season.
Warren now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Belmont, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Warren didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Belmont when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 51-46 win. Will Warren repeat their success, or does Belmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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