Week 4 Recap – Season 69
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
A week of grind-it-out finishes, massive rebounding gaps, and teams beginning to settle into their lanes—whether that means playoff chase, middle-of-the-pack tension, or prepping for the draft lottery. Let’s break it all down.
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🏆 Game of the Night
FR-S 102, Meridian Hill McMornings 101
Meridian nearly pulled off the comeback of the week. G. Nash was electric, dropping 27 points and 10 assists, and nearly dragging McMornings across the finish line with a furious late push. FR-S held their nerve behind balanced scoring, with Jun Beng’s steady hand and Mullins dominating inside (15 rebounds, 3 blocks). A nail-biter that showed both teams might be sleepers come playoff time.
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🔨 Rebounding Beatdown
Ferth Ozone 103, Kiwi Sheep Pimps 101
The numbers don’t lie: 69–35 on the boards. Kiwi kept it close thanks to stellar guard play and timely shotmaking, but Ferth’s dominance in the paint decided this one. Faltýnek and Kochanski both pulled in 22 rebounds, suffocating second-chance opportunities. The decisive stretch came late, capped by Hess Araya soaring for a putback that the broadcast hilariously called, “high above the rim and drops it in. Shot missed.” Ferth improves to 3–1 and looks built for tight games.
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📈 Quietly Climbing
Bench Mob 102, BC Lituanica 84
Lituanica was flat from the jump. Pessach and Baratović were efficient but could not get the rest of the team flowing. Meanwhile, the Mob looked in control throughout on the boards and passing behind a 4 players with double-doubles. Bench Mob now sits at 3–1, winning with structure, tempo control, and low flash.
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🚫 No Entry
Innovatus 118, The Reductions 93
Nothing fancy—just a clinic. Innovatus picked apart The Reductions with smart ball movement and efficient finishing. Babenko and Ikoma both looked in rhythm, and the defense kept Reductions’ backcourt quiet. Râsnoveanu pulled down 14 boards, but Reductions were -9 in turnovers and -20 in points off them. They’ll need more cohesion moving forward.
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💥 Wobbles Wake Up
Wobbles 103, Tasty Tardsicles 85
Two wins in a row, and Wobbles may finally be shaking off the rust. Doerr paced the offense, while the frontcourt locked down the paint. Tardsicles looked disjointed after halftime, scoring just 12 in the third quarter. If Wobbles has truly found its groove, they remain a dangerous out.
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📉 Missed Opportunity
Llama of Wall Street 85, Delta 9 94
Another week, another rebounding avalanche. Delta 9 tallied 81 rebounds, with 29 of them on the offensive end. Camacho, Kochanski, and Bruner were everywhere, swallowing up boards and triggering easy second-chance points. Llama played hard but couldn’t hang physically. Delta is clearly leaning into a bruising identity—and it’s working.
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🎯 Clean Execution
Wasco Tigers 92, Wellington Warthogs 78
No fireworks, no drama—just a clinical performance. Sorensen’s 19 led a balanced attack as Wasco controlled the pace and forced 11 turnovers on 8 steals and 6 blocks. The Warthogs hung around early but lacked finishing power inside, getting outscored 48–34 in the paint.
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🚪And Now for the Weekly Door Prize…
California Supreme 152, The White Walkers 42
What do you get when one team is trying and the other is already on vacation? This. The Walkers remain locked in for a smooth relegation glide.
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📊 Stat Sheet Nuggets
• Top Scorer: E. Vogt (California Supreme) – 32 pts
• Top Rebounders: Faltýnek, Kochanski, Camacho – 22 boards
• Top Assists: P. Pina (California Supreme) – 16
• Triple-Double: A. Villar (California Supreme) – 17 pts / 21 reb / 10 ast
• Top Blocker: M. Bruner (Delta 9) – 4 blocks
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Week 5 is on deck—and things are tightening across the board.