Wranglers top Diesel, 123-105
October 15, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Waco Wranglers News Release
Waco, TX. Mario Kinsey scored 23 points to lead the ABA Waco Wranglers to a 123-105 win over Dallas Diesel on Saturday. Six more Wranglers had double figures with Reggie Griffin adding 22, Bobby Hill 15, Chris Johnson 13, Jeffrey Sadler 12, Sheldon Denson 11 and David Stevens 11.
The teams played a close game throughout the first quarter before the Wranglers closed the half leading 56-48. They maintained their lead throughout the last two quarters. This was the second win over Dallas and improved the Wranglers pre-season record to 3-0.
Despite the win, Mario Kinsey felt the team did not step up defensively. "I think we played poorly to be honest with you," Kinsey said. "We had a real bad game defense-wise. We kind of gave up at the end. As far as executing, we've just got to be able to finish a game."
The Wranglers have five additional pre-season games before they compete against other ABA teams. "I think the ABA teams are going to be a little higher caliber than what we played tonight, but each game I think we're learning our strengths and weaknesses and that's good because when we get on the practice floor we can work on the areas we know we need to work on," Coach Toni said. "By the time the regular season comes, we should be at full strength and not have any weak links."
The Wranglers return to action Thursday night, Oct 19 at 7pm when they face Austin Capitol Sound at the Murray Watson Jr. Student Recreation Center at Texas State Technical College, Waco. Tickets will be on sale at the door at ten dollars. For more information, email coachtoni2@yahoo.com or visit www.abalive.com.
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