Basketball Recap: Nine Straight Home Victories for Black Hills

Black Hills had won eight straight home games dating back to last season and Tyler Venable did her part to make it nine on Tuesday. The Black Hills Wolves came out on top against the Hoquiam Grizzlies by a score of 70-59 thanks in part to Venable, who went 12 of 22 on her way to 30 points along with five assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Kiley McMahon, who posted 13 points in addition to eight assists and six steals. McMahon is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season.

Black Hills' victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Hoquiam, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.

Black Hills will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Onalaska at 2:00 p.m. on December 28th. Hoquiam and Centralia will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.