Basketball Preview: Harlan Hawks vs. O'Connor Panthers
The Harlan Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the O'Connor Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Harlan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season.
Harlan is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Brennan on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Harlan came up short against Brennan, falling 65-45. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Harlan got top-tier performance from Ruhama Salyers, who had 18 points in addition to four steals. Salyers has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazelle Scott, who went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when O'Connor duked it out withSotomayor on Tuesday. The contest between O'Connor and Sotomayor didn't end well, with O'Connor falling 51-32. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
O'Connor might have lost, but man, Casey Chavez was a machine: she went 8 for 20 en route to 25 points plus two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for O'Connor and nudges their season record down to 8-11. As for Harlan, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Harlan has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 24.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like O'Connor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.3. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Harlan came up short against O'Connor in their previous matchup back in January, falling 53-43. Can Harlan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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