Basketball Game Preview: Sotomayor WILDCATS vs. Harlan Hawks

Sotomayor is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Harlan is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Sotomayor WILDCATS will welcome the Harlan Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sotomayor's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.

Sotomayor is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Warren: they outscored them in every quarter. Sotomayor put the hurt on Warren with a sharp 64-42 victory on Friday.

Sotomayor's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Roger Thomas led the charge by putting up eight points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Demian Joyner, who posted nine points and eight rebounds.

Sotomayor smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harlan). They blew past Warren 103-66 on Tuesday. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 28 points or more this season.

Sotomayor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Harlan, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.

Sotomayor couldn't quite finish off Harlan in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 72-69. Can Sotomayor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.