Saturday, July 25th delivered nine games, a 53-point demolition, a 46-point explosion in a losing effort, and a top-two team getting stunned by one of the league's bottom feeders. Buckle up.

Let's start with the most violent result of the day. Pharoes Wrath walked into NDZ Wolves territory and left a crater — Game 1 went 118–65, a 53-point beatdown that wasn't close from the opening tip. von6k led all scorers with 37 points, ykFendi hauled in 13 rebounds, and lcapalottzil ran the show with 17 assists. Pharoes Wrath then came back for Game 2 and closed out the sweep 86–80, with lcapalottzil going for a double-double — 31 points and 15 assists — and adding another double-double line of 25 points and 17 assists across the two-game set. Sub 3 put up a double-double of 25 points and 14 assists for NDZ Wolves in the nightcap, but it wasn't enough. Pharoes Wrath is now riding a five-game win streak and looking dangerous.

The stat line of the day, though? That belongs to BreezooBT of About that aKtion — 46 points and 13 assists, a double-double for the ages. Problem is, About that aKtion still lost to Elevate 95–78 in Game 2 of their series. BreezooBT was absolutely cooking and his team still came up short. In Game 1, About that aKtion flipped the script and won 93–87 at home, with Sub 9 dropping a monster double-double of 24 points and 20 assists and SolidMonster702 countering for Elevate with 34 points and 14 assists — another double-double on the losing side. These two teams split, and the individual performances were off the charts.

Over in the Always grinding vs 9-5ers doubleheader, Always grinding took both — but Game 2 was a fight. MrTripDub6416 erupted for 42 points and 17 assists, a double-double, for 9-5ers and nearly willed his team to a win, but Always grinding held on 95–92. AG Bookehm led Always grinding with 34 points in the first game, a 96–74 win. Always grinding extends their win streak to three. Meanwhile, Carolina elite shooters went 2-1 on the day — they beat Ski university 72–68 in a comeback (they trailed after the first quarter 25–11 before rallying), then dropped a 66–54 decision to Ski university at home, and closed the day by handing Phantom 5s a 85–66 loss — wait, let's correct that. Phantom 5s actually won that one 85–66 at home, with parklanddeej delivering a double-double of 28 points and 15 assists to knock off the second-ranked Carolina elite shooters. Yes, Phantom 5s — currently 1-10 — just beat one of the best teams in the league. Don't sleep on this league.