Basketball Game Preview: Navajo Pine Warriors vs. Hozho Academy Wolves

By Team Reports Feb 5, 2025, 12:20am

Basketball Preview: Navajo Pine Warriors vs. Hozho Academy Wolves

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The Navajo Pine Warriors will challenge the Hozho Academy Wolves at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Navajo Pine is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.

On Tuesday, Navajo Pine came up short against Dulce and fell 49-42.

Riley Dawes

Rebounds (Career)

02/04/25 @ Dulce15
12/10/24 @ Native American Community Academy/Evangel Christian Academy14
02/15/24 vs Laguna Acoma13
01/21/25 @ Pine Hill10
01/30/25 vs Laguna Acoma9

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Riley Dawes, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Faila King, who went 7 of 10 on her way to 17 points.

Meanwhile, Hozho Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 35-31 to Rehoboth Christian.

Hozho Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Navajo Pine, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.

Things could have been worse for Navajo Pine, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 36-18 loss to Hozho Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Navajo Pine have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.

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