Two dominant guards in Amare Oba and Jeriah Macias are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Basic Wolves will be taking part in a tournament against the Damonte Ranch Mustangs at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Basic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.7 points per game this season.
Basic's tournament run continued when they took on The Meadows School on Saturday. Basic managed a 60-56 win over The Meadows School. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.
It was another big night for Oba, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Basic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of JaMari Cottingham, who posted 15 points and eight rebounds.
Basic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Damonte Ranch came up short against South Anchorage on Saturday and fell 59-49.
Basic will need focus on slowing down Drew Dodson, one of several Damonte Ranch players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 11 on his way to 17 points. Dodson's afternoon made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kin Vong, who had 14 points and three steals.
Basic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Damonte Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Basic and Damonte Ranch are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Basic hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 60.7 points per game. However, it's not like Damonte Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.1 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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