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Game 11 Recap (Saturday, Aug 16, 2025)
League II.4

The most boring night of the season still yielded some interesting developments. 🥱 Favorites mostly held, stars played to their billing, and the standings stayed tight.
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🌟 Game of the Night: California Supreme 90 – Wobbles 99
This one had the makings of a nail-biter, but Wobbles’ stars simply refused to flinch. Er-Rai and Samara put their fingerprints all over the game, but it was Hosemann’s 5 blocks that stole possessions and momentum. Supreme got their usual volume from Palma and Noce, but efficiency and rim protection turned the tide. Supreme tried to claw back late, but Wobbles’ perimeter defense kept the lid on. Sometimes, it’s as simple as your big guns firing when they’re supposed to.
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🐗 Wellington Warthogs 98 – The Reductions 110
Ying Ming (32) and Major (28) had the scoring load covered, but the story was in the +/- sheet: Bunn finished even, while Apatič cratered at -22, despite both playing significant minutes. That mismatch swung things in the Reductions’ favor, even if Wellington hung around longer than expected. The Reductions’ offense wasn’t crisp, but with Ming and Major cooking, it didn’t need to be.
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🚨Wasco Tigers 123 – FR-S 104🚨
The lone home-court letdown. FR-S even leaned harder on effort, but Wasco turned this into a track meet and won on efficiency: 48.4% FG vs FR-S’s 36%. Rocher impressed (23/6/10), but the Tigers spread the wealth better. For FR-S, the alarm bells are starting to ring—there’s only so much “run faster” can cover when the shots don’t fall.
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🐑 Kiwi Sheep Pimps 108 – Innovatus 131
That 2nd quarter? Brutal. Innovatus dropped a +29 bomb and never looked back. Ikoma (33/10 ast) is blossoming into one of the season’s biggest pickups, and Zigui’s 23/15/7 powered a frontcourt that looks playoff-ready. Credit to Gaffney (28) and Palma (22) for keeping Kiwi respectable, but they were swimming upstream from halftime onward.
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📈 Ferth Ozone 110 – Bench Mob 122
This was a scorer’s delight. Daigle went off for 37, Huffman pounded out 24/12, and Mob kept enough cushion despite big games from Forrai (34) and Faltýnek (23/17). Bench Mob’s depth won out, but Ferth proved they can put points up with anyone.
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🍦 Delta 9 87 – Tasty Tardsicles 99
The refs might’ve tried to tilt this one, but shooting sealed it. Tasty hit nearly 93% from the line and a crisp 40% from deep. Buki led with 24, and Gorman quietly added 14–both off the bench. Delta’s frontcourt combined to shoot 0–12 (Bruner + McNally), and you can’t win when your bigs turn into ghosts.
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🦙 Llama of Wall Street 60 – Meridian Hill McMornings 86
Over at the Park Tower, MCM turned this into a no-doubter by halftime (+25). Pollock (18/15) was dominant, and Nash ran the show. Llama shot a frigid 27% and had no answer for MCM’s balance. This one was over right after it began.
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❄️ The White Walkers 29 – BC Lituanica 133
Pessach’s monster 17/15/17 triple-double against my nephew’s third grade B-team will impress his bottom line. Should he be playing more at the 5 spot? Stephen A. thinks so.
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Roundup of the Stars ✨
• Pessach (Lituanica): Triple-double + 6 steals. MVP of the night.
• Zigui (Innovatus): 23/15/7, monster efficiency.
• Ikoma (Innovatus): 33/10, settling in.
• Daigle (Bench Mob): 37 smooth.
• Ying Ming & Major (Reductions): 60 combined, matchup killers.
• Pollock (MCM): 18/15, cornerstone work.
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Looking Ahead… 🔮
This round didn’t shake the standings much, but cracks are forming. FR-S look like a team that may need to make a business decision soon. Innovatus is heating up at just the right time, and Wobbles showed they can win gritty when the script demands.

Heading into the back half, the real question isn’t who can score—it’s who can hold up w