The Boulder City Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Basic Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Boulder City is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Boulder City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 88-54 victory over Sports Leadership & Management. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 23 points or more this season.
01/21/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management | 30 |
01/17/25 vs Chaparral | 26 |
01/16/25 @ Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon | 26 |
Luke Wright continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 17 en route to 30 points along with six rebounds and six steals. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Sean Pendleton, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists.
Boulder City was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sports Leadership & Management only posted three assists.
Meanwhile, Basic fought the good fight in their overtime match against Faith Lutheran on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 69-58 to the Crusaders. The Wolves have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Boulder City is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for Basic, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Boulder City opened the new year with a less-than-successful 70-60 defeat to Basic. Can Boulder City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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