Basketball Recap: Hawaiian Mission Academy Beats Escondido Adventist Academy for Their Eighth Straight Win

Knights

Previous Games

01/22/25 vs Escondido Adventist Academy	38-35
01/18/25 vs Le Jardin Academy	45-27
01/16/25 vs La Pietra	2-0
01/13/25 @ Le Jardin Academy	37-29
01/08/25 vs Island Pacific Academy	44-14
+ 3 more games

Hawaiian Mission Academy waltzed into their game on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged the Escondido Adventist Academy Hawks out 38-35. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 28th in Hawaii, while the Hawks are ranked 757th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hawaiian Mission Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.0 points per game. As for Escondido Adventist Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.

Hawaiian Mission Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Monterey Bay Academy at 12:20 p.m. on Thursday. Hawaiian Mission Academy's defense has only allowed 27.4 points per game this season, so Monterey Bay Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. Escondido Adventist Academy has already played their next game (against Orange Glen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.