The Basic Wolves just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Boulder City Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Basic fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Faith Lutheran on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 69-58 to the Crusaders. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boulder City). They really took it to Sports Leadership & Management for the full four quarters, racking up an 88-54 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won eight matches in a row.
Basic better keep an eye on Luke Wright. He was instrumental in Boulder City's win, going 9 of 17 en route to 30 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Wright's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Sean Pendleton was another key player, almost dropping 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.
Boulder City is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories 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.
Basic beat Boulder City 70-60 in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Will Basic repeat their success, or does Boulder City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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