The Wellington Eagles will be playing at home against the Strasburg Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wellington has struggled recently with 36 losses in a row, while Strasburg will arrive with 11 straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Wellington took a serious blow against Timnath, falling 69-25. Wellington has not had much luck with Timnath recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, even though Y scored an imposing 59 points on Saturday, Strasburg still came out on top. Strasburg took their matchup against Y 68-59. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 13 more assists than your opponent, as Strasburg did.
Strasburg's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyce Bollers led the charge by scoring 24 points along with three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Bollers has scored at least a third of Strasburg's points. Another player making a difference was Austin Velasco, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Wellington's defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-17. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.7 points per game. As for Strasburg, their win bumped their record up to 16-1.
Wellington was taken down by Strasburg 82-7 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wellington was down 54-2.
