July 13 GAME PREVIEW: Brampton @ Scarborough
The Brampton Honey Badgers are preparing for their rematch against the Scarborough Shooting Stars July 13 @ 2:00pm.
Both the Brampton Honey Badgers and Scarborough Shooting Stars have been fighting hard for the playoffs. Brampton has been sputtering after a 3-2 home stretch, which included tough losses to the Calgary Surge, Vancouver Bandits and Ottawa BlackJacks, putting their current record at 4-12.
Scarborough has had an up-and-down season. They started the season with a win in Brampton’s home opener, the first in a 3-0 start, however, they also suffered losses to Winnipeg and Montreal. They would recover quickly but currently find themselves in a three-game losing streak with their record at 7-8 as they head into their game with Brampton.
The last time the Brampton Honey Badgers faced off against Scarborough was their home opener and Scarborough’s first game of the season. They had a tough 76-90 loss against the Shooting Stars. They fell behind early in the first quarter with a score of 13-29. They fought hard in the second and third quarter, outscoring the Shooting Stars in both quarters. However, the 16 point deficit they found themselves in at the end of the first quarter proved too much to overcome and they ultimately fell 0-3 on the season.
After the game, Honey Badgers Head Coach Sheldon Cassimy gave his insight on his team’s loss.
“I don’t think our effort has been up to par. We’ve been getting hit first. You know we responded in the second quarter and through the rest of the game, but we have to do that in the first quarter so we don’t dig ourselves such a big hole,” said Cassimy.
As a team, the Honey Badgers scored 15 points off turnovers and 11 fast break points. Scarborough surpassed them in both categories with 23 and 27 points, respectively. Both teams scored 38 points in the paint but Scarborough’s bench outscored the Honey Badgers 30-16.
Brampton is coming off a tough loss to the Vancouver Bandits. Despite holding a 78-70 lead entering into target time, Brampton was outscored 7-19 with Vancouver making shot after shot, this included two Corey Davis Jr. three-pointers and Kur Jongkuch rebounding a missed free throw and getting a putback dunk to take an 85-86 lead. Finally, Corey Davis Jr. hit the game-winning three-pointer completing Vancouver’s rally as the Bandits stole victory from the jaws of defeat.
Quinndary Weatherspoon led the way with 30 points on 10-15 from the field, along with three rebounds and three assists. David Muenkat offered extra scoring and crashed the glass recording 16 points, seven rebounds and one steal. Marcus Carr continued his solid play off the bench, scoring 13 points while dishing out five assists and recording a team-high two steals.
For Vancouver it was the guard duo Zach Copeland and Corey Davis Jr. who led the team. Copeland recorded 27 points while going 7-12 from beyond the arc, which included some key shots to keep Vancouver in the game. Davis Jr. had his target time heroics where he logged seven of his 18 points, 10 assists and one steal. Kur Jongkuch was also key to Vancouver’s rally posting 13 points and a game-high 17 rebounds, six of which were offensive rebounds, and two blocks.
As a team the Honey Badgers scored 36 points in the paint to Vancouver’s 34 and 20 bench points. However, they struggled to get second chance points as they only recorded five to Vancouver’s 15 as a result of securing 19 offensive rebounds.
After the game, Head Coach Sheldon Cassimy gave his impressions on Brampton’s loss in target time.
“We have to end possessions. If we don’t give up 19 offensive rebounds, then we win the game by way more,” said Coach Cassimy.
Scarborough lost its game against Edmonton on July 11 in a close game where both teams were tied for a majority of the second quarter. Both offenses went back-and-forth but ran out of gas near the one-minute mark of the second quarter and ended the half tied up at 40 apiece. 16 points from Keon Ambrose-Hyton and Nick Hornsby were key to putting the Stingers above the Shooting Stars. For Scarborough, newly-acquired Anthony Walker led the way with 19 points, five rebounds, two steals and one block. Terquavion Smith was the next best player for Scarborough, logging 15 points, four rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block.
As a team, Scarborough struggled to defend the paint, being outscored 54-32. They were also outscored 14-11 in points off turnovers. Brampton will have to continue to attack the basket to take advantage of Scarborough’s difficulty in defending the paint to get a W.
As both teams get ready to recover from tough losses, they will have to bring their best to get to the playoffs as the season continues. Brampton needs to get a win after a tough loss to the Bandits and keep themselves in the playoff race. Scarborough is also in the playoff race and similarly need a win to make their fourth consecutive playoff appearance. Overall, it is going to be an interesting game as both teams shoot for the starry stage of Championship Weekend. You can watch the Brampton Honey Badgers and Scarborough Shooting Stars battle it out on TSN+, CEBL+ and NLSE.
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About the Brampton Honey Badgers
One of the original franchises of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the 2022 CEBL Champion Brampton Honey Badgers proudly call the CAA Centre home. The Brampton front office and basketball operations department bring NBA, NBA G League, national team, NCAA and major international pro league experience to the franchise. With a vision of promoting Brampton grassroots basketball and local businesses through community and corporate engagement, the Honey Badgers will leverage the explosion of basketball as a vehicle for innovation and change. For more information visit honeybadgers.ca.
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