by Bernard Wagner

NEBL In The Paint

 

GAME NIGHT MATCH-UP STATS

Western Ballaz	69.2PPG	37.2RPG	10.0APG
Belmopan Bandits	79.0PPG	36.5RPG	16.5APG

 

KEY PLAYERS

	Darwin Leslie	Dream Ballers	18.2PPG	3.3RPG	3.0APG	37.0 F/G%
	Edgar Mitchell	Bandits	10.7PPG	5.2RPG	7.7APG	39.0F/G%

It has been a rollercoaster season so far for the Western Ballaz(2-2) basketball team. Their season goes like this, win…loss…win…loss.A tale of inconsistency so to speak.

Nevertheless, hopes are running high as they host the visiting Bandits tonight at the Sacred Heart College Auditorium. They obviously will be looking to gather some consistency from the players that get time on the court, particularly from the Leslie’s, Troyer’s, and Nolberto’s. In their last outing they were able to overcome a 7-point fourth quarter deficit to record the 63-56 win against No Limit. It is apparent that this year’s team is not as explosive offensively as in years’ past, and when coupled with a team defense that is right in the middle of the bunch, certainly bears through and validate their inconsistency as a team.

On the other hand, the visiting Bandits (3-1) led by their floor general Edgar Mitchell is looking at the prospects of propelling themselves into first place with a win tonight. They are currently riding a one game winning streak and they are anticipating that with momentum clearly on their side they should be able to pull out the win, despite the fact that traditionally, they have not done well against the Ballaz, with the latter winning four of the last six meetings since 2014.

In the Paint picks: Belmopan Bandits