Recap: Mission Oak Hawks vs. Dinuba Emperors
The Mission Oak Hawks's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their seventh straight loss. They fell to Dinuba 58-54. Mission Oak has struggled against Dinuba recently, as their contest on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Mission Oak still got an impressive performance from Daniel Gonzalez, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Malakai Rodriguez, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Mission Oak has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-18 record this season. As for Dinuba, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mission Oak will take on Highland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Dinuba, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Stockdale at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Dinuba's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games.